History of Cohocton, New York

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HISTORY I

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Cohocton

1905

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HISTORY

of

Cohocton, New York

Prepared by
Wii<LiAM A. Field, President and J. Leonard Waugh, Secretary
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the other

Members of the History Committee were F. W. Snyder,

M. F. WeIvD and N. J. Wagner

AND read by

J. Leonard Waugh at the Centenniai, Celebration
OF Cohocton, New York, in 1905

PRESS OF TIMES-INDEX
1916

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History of Cohocton

The following history was pre-
pared by the late William A. Field
and J. Leonard Waugh, and was
read by J. Leonard Waugh at the
100th anniversary ot the settle-
ment of Cohocton, which celebra-
tion was held in 1905;

PHELPS AND GORHAM PUR-
CHASE

The freeholders of Steuben
county generally derive their title
from Sir William Pulteney of Eng-
land and his heirs:

He acquired his title from Rob-
ert Morris — Morris from Phelps
and Gorham. They from the state
of Massachusetts and that state
held under the Royal Charter of
James I, King of Great Britain.

Now I do not know how he got
it unless in a legal term he "cas-
ually found iit" — but as his reign
was in 160 3-1625 there are prob-
ably no disputants living.

On the 21st day of November,
1788, the state of Massachusetts
for the consideration of three
hundred thousand pounds in the
consolidated securities of that state
actually worth then about 50 cents
on a dollar, conveyed to Oliver
Phelps and Nathaniel Gorham all
its right, title and interest to lands
in western New York, which now
constitute the counties of Steuben,
Yates, Ontario, part of Wayne, a
small part of Genesee and Living-
ston and about one-half of Alle-
gany.

But there was more: There were
the Indians to deal with: The Mo-
hawk, Onondaga, Oneida, Cayuga,
and Seneca tribes were bound to-
gether in a confederacy or Warfare
League, called by themselves, "The
Mingoes or United People."

Oliver Phelps visited the Sene-
cas and after several day's parley
at Buffalo Creek, succeeded is pur-
chasing two milliion six hundred
thousand acres (2,600,000), for
which he was to pay $500 annual-
ly thereafter. I do not find that
the $500 is still paid, but rather
think it has gone the way of many
other white men and Indian deal-
ings or was settled in the treaty
soon after made.

The deed is as follows: Begin-*
ning on the boundary line of the
state of Pennsylvania in parallel
42 degrees at a point S2 miles west
from the north corner of Pennsyl-
vania on the Delaware river as said
line has been run and marked by
the Commijssioners of New York
and Pennsylvania, and from said
point or place of beginning running
west as said line to a meridian
which will pass through that cor-
ner or point of land and by the
confluence of the Kanahasguicon
(Canaseraga) Creek with the wa-
ters of the Genesee river, thence
north along said meridian to the
corner or point last mentioned;
thence northward along the waters
of the said Genesee to a point two
miles north of Canaseraga village,
as called. , Thence running in a
direction due west twelve (12)
miles; thence in a dirction north-
westerly so as to be twelve (12)
miles distant from the north-
westerly bounds of said Genesee
river to the shore of Ontario Lake;
thence east-wardly along the
shores of said lake to the meridian
which will pass through the first
point or place of beginning afore
mentioned; thence south along srjid
meridian to the first point or place

of begiuing afore mentiouovl.

Tils deed is signed by liftj-uine
(59) chiefs and warri-n vs as fol-
lows: Three Moha\vic.=. thrt'c
Oneidas, eight O-nondagas, tvveu-
ty-two Senecas, and by sev^en
Squaws or Governesses, for the
Indians respected a dower right of
their wives in their real estate. And
it is attested by the signature of
John Hancock, the Governor of
Massachusetts, and signer of the
Declp-ration of Independence. By
the terms of this deed the town of
Cohocton became the property of
*he Phelps and Gorham Company.
Being unable to deal further with
the Indians the balance of the
original bargain was surrendered
back to the state of Massachusetts,
which it is said, relies ed them of
two-thirds of the. contract price
and what they actually became
possessed of cost them aside from
the annuity about four cents per
acre.

Messrs. Phelps and Gorham by
deed dated the 18th of November,
1790, conveyed to Robert Morris
of Philadelphia the residue of
their lands unsold, about a million
and a quarter acres. Robert Morris,
on the 11th day of April, 1792,
conveyed to Charles Williamson
two hundred thousand acres. Mr.
Williamon held the estate in sacred
trust for Sir William Pulteney, an
English Baronet and others. In
March 1801, Mr. Williamson con-
veyed the estate formally to Sir
William Pulteney.

Cohocton stands in the northern
part of Steuben county, and at first
extended from near the Dansville
line down to a line between W. H.
Cotton's and Thomas Cotton's
farm above Avoca.

A part of Avoca was taken off in

184 3. Part of Way land in 1848. In
1874, we got a strip from Pratts-
burg.

From the best authority Con-
hjocton meau^si — "Log acroea the
river — or as generally accepted —
"Crossing river on a log". What
effect the dropping of the "N" in
first syllable — I leave you to guess.
The name originally commenced
with a "K" — Konhocton.

As at present constituted it has
3 4,600 acres and ranks fourth in
size — Bath, Troupsburg and How-
a,rd exceeding it in aci'eage.

As to assessed value total of
personal and real in 1904 report,
had it accordiing to assesisor's
valuation, $1,599,552 ranking 5th.
Horncllsville city, Corning city,
Bath and Urbana ranking it in
wealth.

Could we have stood upon some
massive hill or an exceedingly high
mountain, as a writer has said — ■
Look over as far as the eye can
reach :

"It is a vast solitude — What a
noble forest is this? — Covering
the valleys and its high rounded
hills, the steep sides of the wind-
ing gulleys and the crests of the
successive ranges that rise above
each other until the outline of blue
and curving barrier is traced
against the sky."

For ages upon ages has this
land been a wilderness. Savages
have hunted itt. Winter's storms
and summer's heat have passed
over it. Bears set growling in the
windows of their hollow trees. Cat-
amounts lurk in the glens. Pan-
thers crouch under yon sturdy tree.
Deer, browse in the thickets or
stand stamping in the stream and
myriads of smaller animals and in-
sects dance and play all the day.

The valleys of the Couhocton and
Canisteo were of old, one of the
best hunting grounds belonging to
the six nations. The destruction of
the forest has caused the gradual
drying up of many of these streams
and weakening of others.

In the early days the Conhoc-
ton was navigable from its mouth
to the 22 mile tree (Atlanta or
more definitely Wm. Rowe's farm
above), a large portion of the
year and many a raft of lumber
and graiffi has gone down to the
Chespeake. Freshets can be had on
shorter notice but they are of short
duration. Even in our day people
have been known to paddle their
own can,oe in the streets of Painted
Post. I remember about 1890, a
citizen of that place saying to me:
"I had always wanted a piano, but
when we had been forced up stairs
by water and upon rising in the
morning and going down stairs I
siaw my melodeon floating around
in the parlor I concluded a jews-
harp would do for me."

But this land must be con-
quered. Its ancient tenants did not
yield it without a struggle. A long
battle fought inch by inch with fire
and steel. Dumb and obstinate*
these hills were stripped of their
rainment. They were burned. They
were flayed. They were torn with
plow and harrow. Today we stand
in possession of this noble heri-
tage and are gathered here to re-
call the history of those who set
the march of Steuben or more
limited the civilization of the town
of Cohocton in progress.
PIONEERS

From the best information ob-
triinable Richard Hooker, about
1791, a Southern planter at the
time, near Baltimore, quite a

wealth;y man, and owner of slaves,
and of 900 acres of land, before
leiaving he having become a mem-
ber of the Society of Friends or
Quakers as they were commonly
called, became convinced in his
own mind that it was not right to
keep slaves, gave all he had (re-
port says 100), their freedom
and choice to remain in Maryland
or migrate with him to the north-
ern country — all but two decided
to remain.

He set out equipped with two
as good four horsie teams as could
be found, with his wife, four sons
and seven daughters and a colored
man and womjan.

Thomas Hooker, one of the sons,
and who was five years old at the
time, and who died in Naples in
1879, relates that his father had at
the time of leaving one-half bushel
of gold and silver and expected to
buy forage.

Richard Hooker's destination
was to strike the Genesee river at
General Wadswprth's. settlement
near Geneseo. Cold weather coming
on, horsess jaded and poor, for
lack of forage not purchasable;
wife i.nd children tired and home-
sick, roads non est. How far from
his destination he did not know, as
he had no way of knowing in the
wlLdernes, he decided to go into
quarters for the winter. He built
the first log house on the present
Wing (Waite) farm, with no
neighbors nearer that he knew
of than Painted Post or Bath, ex-
cept Indians. Thomas Hooker says
there was no white child at that
time for him to play with and that
his only outside companion was
an Indian child.

SpriJng Game on, four of his
horses had died of starvation. His

money could not buy forage, for
there was none to buy. The remain-
ing four horses so weak and feeble
from almost starvation, he de-
cided to remain and Cohocton rei-
ceived its first settler.

These words came to me by
words left with David S. Waits by
his son, Thomas Hooker.

A sad part of the Hooker history
seems necessary. The eldest sou
was left behind in Baltimore,
where he was studp^ing law. There
was considerable still due from the
plantation, and it was understood
that when it was paid young
Hooker was to take it and bring it
north. But instead he lost it all by
gambling, thus beggaring his par-
ents and blighting their hopes.
The father struggled along for a
few years then sank into an early
grave, dying February 10, 1801,
aged 71, and was buried on Naples
hill. He was not oniy the first
settler but the first white man who
died in the town.

Selling out to James Woodard,
hi,s wife Rachel Conley Hooker,
moved to Naples where she died
July 23, 1809.

Pioneers! Thou art remember-
ed though thy lives ended in a
cloud.

Joseph Bliven was sent in 179 4,
by the agent of the Pulteney Land
Office, Charles Williamson, to build
a house to be used as a tavern for
the accommodation of settlers and
whatever tradei*s there luight be, at
the 22 mile tree, near the present
William Rowe's farm. Some years
after in 179 8, he was married to
Sarah Hooker, one of the daugh-
ters of Richard Hooker. This was
Cohocton's first marriage, and
their daughter, Bethuel Hooker,

born in 1800, was the first white
child born in town.

About the time of Bliven's mar-
riage he sold out at the 22 mile
tree and built a double log house
at the corner of what is now the
Naples and Wayland street at
North Cohocton, opposite what is
now the North Cohocton Hotel.
This was sold to a Mr. Havens, who
in 1815, sold it to Samuel Hart-
well.

James Woodard, born in Ver-
mont, car.ie into the town in 1802,
and bought the Hooker, (Wing)
farm. His son, James Woodard,
Jr., was married M!ay 10, 1807, to
Elizabeth Hooker, another of
Richard Hooker's daughters, and
settled on what is known as the
Moulton farm near the present
farm of their son, the late Ephri-
am Woodard.

Aruna Woodard, another son of
the original James Woodard, set-
tled on the present David S. Waite
homestead, and kept a tavern call-
ed the Half Way House between
Bath and Dansville. From a de-
scription left the building was an
L-shaped log house, log barn and
frame lean-to shed.

This location is about two miles
south of the great water divide be-
tween Lake Ontario on the north
doa Chesapeake Bay on the south.

There was no nearer way to
travel between Bath and Dansville,
and the shaded rough and muddy
log paths — no state roads — made
travel so difficult that the journey
culd not be made in one day. Said
tavern shed and sign post are pre-
served until this day en the D. S.
Waite farm.

Duty Waite, born in Rhode
Island in 1785, came to this town
in 1814, and acquired the proper-

ty. He soon turned the Aruna
Woodard tavern — one part into a
pioneer dwelling and the other into
a neighborhood school house, sup-
ported by subscriptions, while he
taught, no school districts having
as yet been designated.

Permit me further to say of
Duty Waite, that I have ha-d in my
possession a book containing Rules
in Equation of Payments, Barter,
Loss and Gain,, Simple and Com-
pound Inte'ji'e^st, Exchange, Comi-i
parison of Weights and Measures,
Double Rule of Three, Allegation,
Medeal and Alternate, Arithmetic-
al Progression, Geometrical Pro-
gession. Reduction of Vulgar Frac-
tion. He had 16 scholars.

There being no books for use,
he was accustomed to make rules
on these and kindred subjects, give
examples under each; give them to
hi scholars today and next school
day they would recite upon that
subject. The book I had was whei-e
he kept copies of them.

Frederick Blood settled on the
farm now owned by Carnot Tyler,
north-west of Atlanta. He came
from Balston, Saratoga county, but
was born in Germany. His sons
were: Asa, Avery, Zeba and Fred
Jr.

He early built a mill on a creek
on the Tyler farm. With this mill
he sawed out timber for a frame
barn, built across the road from
the house, which is said to have
been the first frame building in the
tOAvn, or in this part of the coun-
ty. Storms beat upon it. The sun
shone upon it for half a century —
theai it was moved back of the
house.

In ISin, he bought lands at
North Cohocton and built what I
l:nov; a? the YanRiper Hotel. It

was the first fi-ame building at that
point and the place was named
Bloods Corners, and so kept the
name until the coming of the Erie
railroad in 18 52, which appropriat-
ed the name "Bloods" until July 1,
1892, when it had lost its charm
and surrendered, some think,
sweeter, Atlanta.

The postoffice has from 1828 to
date, been known as North Cohoc-
ton.

Among some of the later pro-
prietors of the hotel, I wuld re-
call the younger Fred Blood, Lis-
eomb Nichols, William Hyatt, Ed-
mund Fbwler, Walling, VanRiper,
Wagner, Bailey, Smith.

Daniel Raymond and sons came
to this part of the tcwr from
Wheeler in 1816 and seetled on ibe
Hoag-Marsh farm. His sojie were:
Daniel, Roswell, Silas and Alva
Roswell. They first settled on the
S. F. Woodworth farm. Alva set-
tled on the Healy place. Silas first
settled at Kanona or Kennedyville,
but coming to this town in 1823,
settled on the Clayst3n-G*ardner
farm. Silas and Roswell were each
Quaker preachers and held meet-
ings in the school house of now
District No. 4. This fact and the
further one that Richard Hooker
was a Quaker accounts for the fact
that that street has ofien been call-
ed Quaker Street.

Henry and Richard Crouch set-
tled early on the farm of Joda M.
Crouch. Henry went to the war of
1812, but did not live to return.
His widow bought the Hooker
place of James Woodard in 1818,
and was afterwards married to
Elnathan Wing, and now you
know why it is called the Wing
place. I have not much question
that the Walden place, next north.

was in au early day part and par-
cel of the same place.

James Moultou came from Sara-
toga County as early as 1815, and
after a few yeaiT's settlement took
up a farm on or near the now
Wayland road in the northern part
of the town. Richard Moulton, a
son came in 1818, and purchased
of Frederick Blood, part of his
land, settled near his father on
what is now known as the O'Con-
nell place.

Ashel Tyler, some years later
became possessed of part of the
Blood farm, known todajy as Mil-
an Tyler farm, and became a resi-
dent of the town. John Bush of
Pompey, Onondaga county, was an
early settler in town. He made a
clearing where the school house in
District 4 now stands.. He is said
to have built the first frame house
in town, and to have bought the
first hayrake.

Mrs. W. W. Miller was a daugl\-
ter by his first wife and Mrs. H. V.'.
Hatch, his second wife. Nor; is
Bush and Wesley Unsh a,Tj his
isons. There are a number of other
children.

Abijah Fowler cam:; from Onei-
da county to North Cohocto,i ir
1816, where he engagv?d in far.jli.g
and renting oxen, sheop and cows.
He died in 1849.

Samuel G. Fowler was liis son
and the only son, who spent ills
his life in Steuben county. He was
■a trustee of the M. E. church at
North Gohocton, and contributed
largely to the erection of a church
building in 1846. He was also one
of the School trustees for many
years. He was the father of Noyes
K. Fowler. He died in 1877.

I would be glad, did time per-
mit, to tell you of Chauncey At-

well, John Watt, John Nichosou,
Dr. F. H. Blakely and others, all of
whom were early pioneers of the
north part of the town.

At Atlanta up to the time of
the coming of the Erie railroad in
1852. There were but two houses —
those of Caleb Cross and Darwin
Kimball, so that the place took its
boom then.

Asa Watkins built the Mountain
View Hotel, burnt a few years
ago. Hodgeman built the first
store; at the same time as hotel,
John Oakly had a mercantile busi-
ness a few years and sold out in
1859 to J. W. Pierce.

W. W. Waite was, an early and
progressive citizen of Atlanta, but
dying eai"./ his career was shorten-
ed. He was the eldest son of Duty
Waite, before mentioned.

Wm. A. Gilbert v/as merchant at
North Gohocton fr ra 1846 until
his death in 1878.

Dr. A. L. Gilbert c:ime to North
Gohocton direct from Medical Col-
lege in Vermont, and spent his life
there in a noble v/ork, dying in
1906.

PERKINSVILLE AND PATGHIN-
VILLE

Benjamin Perkins established
his family and saw mill at Pevkins-
ville about 1812, and cajne there
possibly a year earlier, as the vil-
lage cemetery at that place, vrhich
was named after him, contained a
head-stone, "Bridget", daughter of
Benjamin and Lydia Perkins, died
July 14, 1812, aged three months
and eight days."

Walter Patchin was born in Nor-
walk. Conn., July 24, 176 4. He
joined the Gontinential Army and
took part in defense of the town
(Cowen) against the British
and Indians. Young Patchin was

injured and later, pensioned by the
Government for the injury he re-
ceived.

Later he settled in Marcellus,
Onondaga county, and in 1814,
moved to Patchinville, giving a
name to the place. He settled near
the present residence of Hon. Gor-
don M. Patchin. Walter Patchiii
was twice married. His first wife
was the mother of Dr. Warren
Patchin. Myron W. Patchin was
the nijuth of eleven children of his
second wife.

"When Walter Patchin moved to
town," sajys Jarvis in his history of
Wayland "he transported his goods
with an ox teiam and in coming
dov/n the East Patchin hill over
which the old road led, one of his
oxen fell and broke his neck. A
most serious loss for a Pioneer
farmer. On inquiring of Bejamin
Perkins he learned of a settler
near Dansville, of whom an ox
could be obtained. r>ut Mr. Pat-
chin was not prepared to pa^y just
then, and being a stranger was in
a predicament from which Mr. Per-
kins relieved him by picking up a
chip, on which he scratched his
initials, "B. P." and gave it to Mr.
Patchin to. hand to the settler,
which he did and came back with
his bovine. This is the first record-
ed bank check in town."

Probably no man had a more
strenuous life than did Dr. Warren
Patchin, a son of Walter Patchin,
who saw service in the war of 1812
to 1814. He came to Patchinville
shortly after his father and was
the most noted practitioner in all
this locality and there were other
grand ones. He was an active
member of the Steuben Medical
Society from its organ inzation in
1S18. and its first President. He

fetill found time to do other
things than practice medicine. In
1820 he built the Patchinville saw-
mill, which burned in 1821, and
in. 1822, he erected the Patchin-
ville grist mill, which stands to-
day.

The tax roll for 1829 gives War-
ren Patchin 409 acres valued at
$12 per acre, the highest on the
list.

The long time famous Patchin
Hotel was built by him in 1824.
For many years it was a typical
country tavern, where the young
men of the day brought cheir sweet
hearts, in that early da,y to the
s.well dances. It stood where now
the residence of John P. Morsch
istands.

There were four of the Hess
brothers who settled on farms near
Patchinville in 1818. They came
from Herkimer county. All had
large families. Denies or Dennis
Hess had two sons to whom the
then Wayland part of this town
owes much.

.John Hess v/as Supervisor of
Cohocton in 1840, 1841, 1843,
1844, 1848. Then he was serving
his fifth term as Supervvisor when
Wayland was formed. Did much
for its formation, and according to
agreement being in office, became
the the first Supervisor of the town
of Wayland at its formation, April
12, 1848.

Myron M. Patchin being one of
the Justices of Peace of Cohocton,
and living in that territry became
one of the firt Justices of Peace of
Wa.yland for the same reason. The
late Solomon F. Hess of Rochester
was a son of John Hess.
LOON LAKE

I would be glad to stop longer
over members of this town, in its

northern portion, but we must look
westwai-d.

Rev. Salmon Bronson must have
settled on Loon Lake as early as
1811. He wa<s the first settler in
that portion of the town. I quote
from his tomb-stone, which I am
sorry to say, lies broken upon the
ground at the front portion of Loon
Lake cemetery.

Rev. Salmon Bronson, first
settler at Loon Lake. Died July 29,
1839, aged 67 years." "Mary,
wife of Salmon Bronson, died
June 21, 1859, aged 80 years."

His sons were Elisha, James,
Charles, Salmon, William and Da-
vid.

At an earl,y day he ov/ned nearly
if not quite all the land about Loo^^
Lake.

Salmon Bronson se*:tled on what
is now known as the Faulkner
place, occupied by Mrs. Sarah
Flaulkner. It was, after his father's
death, ocupied by Rev. James
Bronson, one of Salmon Bronson's
sons, who transferred it to James
P. Clark and he to William
Faulkner.

Elisha Bronson, who like his
father and brother James were lo-
cal Metholist ministers, built an
overshod Avater saw-mill where
the present Didas cider and vine-
gar mill iis in Bonesville, in com-
pany with his son-in-law Carpen-
ter.

Charles Bronson, another son of
Salmon's lived on the Griswold-
Cooley place on the corner of the
highways. The Bronsons were
strong, energetic men in their day.

The cemetery at Loon Lake has
this early stone, "Mary, wife of
Elisiha Bronson, died December,
1813. Thils is probably one of the
earliest deaths in the Loon T^ake, a

former section of the town of Co-
hocton.

Elisha Bronson died April 17,
1871, aged 83. I do not know of
one of the family in tov.'n or in
this immediate section.

One of the early settlers at Loon
Lake was Amos Halliday, who
died April 1853, aged 106 years.
He settled in that portion of the
part of Cohocton about 1815, on
the farm yet in possession of the
family.

Osgood Carleton came from the
West Portland plantation in Massa-
chussetts to the Wadamus phu:e
south of Loon Lake early in 1813.
The Wadamus place, as it was
known, included lands owned by
Warren Briggs, Bert Wagner and
Lester Ingalls. After living there
two or three years he moved to the
Gaiss (Worth) farm where he lived
many years. He vas n surveyor as
well as farmer. Carleton Hill was
named after him February 17,
1810. tinder an act of the United
States to encourage leasing, he was
issued a certificate for Carleton's
Compendium of Arithmetic by the
State of Massachusetts. Also on
Januaray 5, 1790, the Boston
Marine Society, "We recommend
Mr. Osgood Carleton as a person
of good character and well ac-
quainted with the Mathematics."

Signed, W. Smith, Sec.

He was grandfather of Mrs.
Monroe Clayson and Mrs. C. C.
Newcomb.

Reuben Clayson settled in the
town at an early day on a farm
just east of his grandson's MonroO'
Clayson's present farm, and clear-
ed a large tract in that section.
Wheeler Clayson is also a grand-
son and Lewivs and Smith Clayson,
nephews.

Loon Lake, always a fine body of
water, was made even more attrac-
tive, when in 1870, Thomas War-
ner purchased a tract of land on
the west side of the lake and erect-
ed thereon a fine hotel and one or
two cottages. For a number of
years thereafter and down to the
burning of the hotel in October
1888, it was a much sought resort,
especially for miles around. One of
the original cottages, saved from
fire, is now occupied by Crouch,
who has tenants.

About the time of the dedication
July 14, 1871, occurred there a se-
vere accident. Parties were out in
boats all over the lake. A cannon
was loaded with gravel and about
anything handy and when fired
killed Llewellyn Rynders, son of
Hiram Rynders, instantly and se-
verely injuring A. T. Parkhill, a
young attorney then practicing
here. Young R^ynders was 15 years
old at the time.

Jonas Cleland, accompanied by
his family, among whom was a son
James, then seven years of age,
rame here from Pompey, Onondaga
county in 1805. Having purchased
a parcel of land equal to a mile
square just south of the present
south Hne fence of the fair grounds
for 12 shillings per acre, built a
log house on the north side of the
Davis creek nearly opposite the
present residence of William Cragg.

In 180 8, he built the first saw
mill. It was built on the bank of
the Conhocton just west of the
present barn on the farm of Jonah
Cleland. The irons used in the saw
mill were got by Charies William-
son, Pulteney agent at Bath, who
it is said, was preparing to build a
mill here prior to his sale. The

irons were manufactured in England

A short time later he built a
grist mill, s«me 20 rodo south and
east in reality, on the other side of
the road, which then ran along the
bank of the river. That grist mill
was a great boom to the inhabi-
tants then living within a radiusi
of ten miles. Before its erection
they had to go to Naples or Dans-
ville on horse-back, with whatever
grist they had. The roads not then
admitting, at least in comfortable
shape of v/heeled vehicles.

One of the mill stones of said
mill is on the Jonah Cleland farm.

Before building the grist mill he
had sold to Albertus Larrowe,
great-grandfather of Charles Lar-
rowe, the northern half of the land'
included in his purchase and buiFt
for himself a house en the bank
of the river some 20 rods south
of the present residence of Jonah
Cleland, his grandson.

Jonah Cleland was evidently a
strong, enegetic man, and without
doubt a man of some means. The
saw mill built by Mr. Cleland was
for a long time known as the Da-
vis mill and afterward owned by
Thomas Warner.

I now come to Samuel Chamber-
lain. The county histories say Joseph
Chamberlain and others speak of
Levi Chamberlain, the county his-
torians putting Joseph here in 1805
to 1808, according to which you
are reading. Both these men are in
name, at least, creatures of imag-
ination as neither ever lived,
breathed or had an existence. Sam'l
Chamberlain was born in Ipswich,
Mass., in 1787, and came to this
town about 1809, and did service in
the Jonah Cleland Company of the
v^ar of 1812. He settled on the Da-
vis farm.

The story goes and with part at
least, correctness, that his effects
consisted of a pack carried, and a
cow and dog. His mode of living was
primitive in the extreme, imitating
Diogenes, who is said to have lived
in a tub. Chamberlain did not have
even a tub, so taking a log he cut a
hole in the upper side near the end
as it lay on the ground, taught his
cow to step astride, milked her in
that opening, put his bread, when he
had any, in and ate it with an iron
spoon.

In 1820, he sold out to Daniel H.
Davis and commenced the erection
of the VanWormer house on North
Main street, but before finishing sold
out to Paul C. Cook, and built a
dwelling on the Ezra Mathers place
on South Main street. Here he resid-
ed for quite a number of years, but
sold out to Lewis Kimball. Then he
built a building that stood not far
west of the present Wilcox & Son
office.

The Erie road, about 1850, want-
ing the room he went, building and
all, across the river and located on
th present site of the Cohocton
(Drum-Bush) hotel. Here he died
in 1860. He was for a number of
years the town collector and is said
to have sold the first yard of calico
sold in town.

Conrad Shults, when he built the
hotel he moved the building acrooS
the street and is now owned by
Cassius Mathers.

Daniel H. Davis was born in New
Haven, Conn., his mother being Ly-
dia Allen, sister of Ethan Allen of
Ticonderoga fame. Mr. Davis' father
was her second husband. Her first
husband was a half brother of Jonas
Cleland.

About 1820, he came to Cohocton,
and purchased of Samuel Chamber-
lain the farm now known as the Da-
vis farm below the village. He also

owned the saw mill built by Jonas
Cleland, which was afterwards
known as the Warner mill, now des-
troyed. He also at one time was the
owner of the mills on the site of the
Larrowe Milling Co., mills.

Near where is the present Kiefer
mill he built a woolen factory, which
was operated by a Mr. Willis, an
Englishman. All sorts of woolen
goods, blankets, flannels and broad-
cloths were manufactured. It was
afterwards owned by Pedmore &
Dantz.

He had at one time a lumber yard
at Canandaigua. He was Major of
the local military that drilled on the
square that ran from S. D. Parmen-
ter's house to the Beehive, (Printing
office building) on Maple Avenue.
He was at one time interested in a
general store, and was postmaster
and Justice of the Peace.

Joseph Shattuck, a soldier of the
Revolutionary war, and a pensioner
at the time of his death in 1819,
who was buried in Maple View ceme-
tery, came from Onondaga county
in 18 06, and settled in the then
southern part of the town (now
Avoca) on the Henderson farm. He
ran a hotel there.

His sons were Joseph, Lucius
(father of S. D. Shattuck,) Truman,
(father of Harvey S. Shattuck), Ze-
buna and Alfred.

Joseph came to the now village of
Cohocton about 1809 and built the
fist original Steuben House (smaller
than at present), the oldest building
in the village, which he occupied a
few years, then sold to Jonathan
Danforth who sold to Constant Cook
in 182 2, who with others, owned and
operated a line of stages between
Bath and Dansville, a branch from
here going to Canaiidaigua. The two
large barns stood west of the hotel
and occupied nearly down to the
' present bank building, the last of

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which Henry Schuster tore down in
1907, to make room for his large
new barn, using much of its timber,
were the stage barns. Horses were
changes here and dinner eaten.

The following have been the hotel
proprietors and about the years of
their occupancy.

Horace West; Calvin Blood, 1838-
1848; Jacob Walling, 1848-1852;
Chauncey Chandler 1853-1854;
Daniel Ward, 1854-1858; Jacob
Walling, 2d time, 1859-1860; Jacob
Townsend, 18 61-18 62; George F.
Mead, 1862-1864; A. J. Pinch, 1864-
1865; Amos Halliday for a short
time; Hatch St. John for a year;
George P. Mead, 2d, for anoother
year.

Prom 1867 to 1870, it was rented
to tenants, one being Walter N. El-
dred, who while living there kept the
postofRce and a feed store. John
White going in in 1870, reopened it
as a hotel and continued until 1875.
That year it was bought by Shepard
Rowell who raised it to three stories,
as it now is, and continued in pos-
session until he moved into the War-
ner House in 1885, having sold out
to Jacob L. Barthleme, who manag-
ed t until 1900, when it came into
the possession of Henry Schuster
and so remains.

In 1909, it will have reached a
century of existence. In spite of
dire predictions both insurance and
otherwise, men have come and men
have gone. Its history stretches be-
yond all its surroundings in build-
ing3 or people. Elections, dances,
meetings for business interests of
the community have been held with-
in its walls.

This digression for the Shattuck
history seemed necessary. I now
resume on Joseph Shattuck's, Sr.
sons.

Lucius Shattuck, the father of the
late Stephen D. Shattuck, came to

this place not far from 1812, and
built a house on the present site of
S. D. Pamenter's house on South
Main street. He was a shoemaker
by trade, which business he followed
many years. He also engaged in
farming. He was first elected Town
Clerk in 1822, and held the office
with the exception of the year 1831
nutil 1838. He was elected again
in 1852, but died soon after. So
Lucius and his son Stephen D. Shat-
tuck died while holding the office of
Town Clerk.

Truman Shattuck settled in the
north part of the town, and was the
father of Harvey S. Shattuck who
died November 9, 1903. He at one
time owned the Barney-E. E. Stan-
ton farm on Lent Hill. Zebuna and
Alfred Shattuck settled near their
father in the then southern part of
the town.

Alvin Talbat came into town at
an early age and settled near the
present south line of the town. In
1808, he sold out to Gabriel Deusen-
bery. His log house stood between
the present highway and the Jacob
Stanton farm house, for that was the
Deusenbery farm. In 1863, Deusen-
bery sold out and later purchased
the A. VanRiper farm. He was
grand-father to Merritt Deusenbery.

The first school house in the town
was a log building that stood on
the Deusenbery farm. There was
built by Mr. Deusenbery in 1823, a
saw mill. Its site was that of the
present Tierney mill. It was later
converted into a paper mill by
Stoning & Brown, then run by Mer-
rill H. and Lucius Brown and was
quite successful, until it was burned
in 1850.

Benjamin S. Hoag then bought
the property and built a saw mill on
the site of the paper mill. This was
burned and he built a third mill
which was burned in 18 75. Still he

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built another. Later the Tierney
mill was built.

William Walker had the first tan-
nery in town where the former
Green-Noble home occupied by Bellis
is. It was operated for nearly 25
years and finally removed. The old
house the other side of the street
was a part of it.

Lawrence VanWormer came from
Montgomery county in 1816. He had
traded his farm there for a tract in
this county — Bound Tract — some
eighteen hundred acres. Here he
purchased some 250 acres more. His
home was the present farm of J. D.
Flint. Some 600 acres of this land,
he is said to have cleared and made
ready for cultivation. He like his
son, Valentine, VanWormer, was a
prominent member of the M. B.
church and the early quarterly
meetings, for want of a more com-
modious place, are said to have been
held in his barn. He died August,
1852, aged 84.

Most of the histories make Horace
Fowler a resident of this town in
1806 This is too early, as he did
not come until about 1808. He
built a house on the present home
lot of Charles Larrowe.

He was the father of O. S. and
L. N. Fowler and Charlotte Fowler
Wells, the noted Phrenologists

Many of the earlier meetings of
the Congregational, now Presbyteri-
an church, were held at his resi-
dence. He was elected Commissioner
of Highways in 1815, and was
prominent in town affairs in other
offices.

Byron Haight and son, Peter
Haight came aboue 1814, and settled
on the Theobold Neufang farm.
Peter Haight was one of the early
collectors of the town of Cohocton,
and was the father of Mrs. Albert H.
Weld.

David Parmenter came to this

town at an early day and settled on
the place owned by the Larrowe
Milling Co., and owned now by
Charles Aldous. He built in 1825, a
grist mill and saw mill above where
the present plant of the Larrowe
Milling Co., stands. It was burned
in 1829.

Isaac Morehouse who settled on
the Thorp farm opposite the present
residence of Mrs. Sarah Thorp,
Timothy Sherman who lived

on the N. J. Wagner farm, James
Barnard, Samuel Rhodes, Jesse At-
wood, Charles Burlingham, Samuel
Leggett, Cornelius Crouch were all
early settlers in and about the vil-
lage of Cohocton.

Caleb Crouch was a settler in
1828, built a hotel on the present
site of the Warner House. He occu-
pied and owned the property until
his death in 1842, and by his heirs
for some years later the following
were among the occupants and in
about the following order.

J. P. Brace, Lawrence Borden,
Jas. A. Arnold, Mr. Simpson, 1851-
1853; Gardner Mason, 1854; Calvin
E. Thorp, James Elliott, Samuel S.
Rosenkrans, S. Farnsworth, 1867-
18G:; Samuel S. Turn, 1864-1875;
Cha,J. Densmore, 1875-1876; Shep-
ard Rowell who moved back to
the Steuben House, March 1S79, af-
ter being away from there but a
short time.

It was the intention of Mrs. Dens-
more to open the hotel the next mor-
ning, but it took fire and was burned
to the ground. Thomas Warner
purchased the lot in 1880, and mov-
ed a building known as the evapora-
tor building upon the corner and
turned it into an evaporator and so
occupied it until IS S3. That was
moved back and stands next to the
barn and that year Mr. Warner
commenced the erection of the War-
ner House. That building is an or-

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nament to the place but has never
been particularly profitable.

Since then its occupants have been
as follows:

Van Vleck and son until 1885;
Shepard Rowell 1885-1891; Charles
King for about six months; O. F.
Leiders 1892 to February 1894;
Austin H. Twining March 1894-
August 1894; Lake & Perault
August 1894-August 189 5; William
Perault August 1895-September
1896; William H. Taylor September
189 6 until his death, May 1899;
Mrs. W. H. Taylor from May 1899
until December 1899; Smith H. Hill
Dcember 1890-March 1901; Richard
Kirby March 1901-March 1904;
J. P. Brace February 1905-June
1905; Luther S. Veeder September
1905-1909; A. F. Adams March
1909.

Thomas C. Chase came to Cohocton
about the year 1812. He purchased
a tract of land, most of which was
wilderness, in the village. He built
a log house on the site of the present
Stone residence in this village. His
land extended from his residence
east half way to the four corners and
west including the flats west of the
river. Later about 1828, he erect-
ed a frame house on the same
ground which is now the back part
of the Stone r-esidence.

Levi C. Chase, one of his sons,
about 183 6, built the present Link
house at end of the street in Trip-
nock. Mr. Chase was under Cook and
Magee in the construction of the
Rochester division of the now Erie
railroad and was its first Superin-
tendent for a few years. Afterward
he moved to LeRoy and died in Min-
neapols, Minn.

Nathaniel B. Chase, another son
of Thomas C. Chase, at one time
owned the Larrowe Mill site and
sold in 1850 to David H Wilcox.
Amos W. Chase, another son, was a

merchant of this place and lived on
the Slayton-Wager place on South
Main street.

Phillip Cook settled in this town
on the farm now owned by Haskins-
R. W. Miller and which stands near
the Erie railroad south of the pres-
ent south town line.

He was the father of Constant and
Paul C. Cook. He was a former resi-
dent of Warren, Herkimer County,
and came to this town about 1815.
When he came he had slaves, but
not long afterward they were freed.

Constant Cook came here in 1820,
engaged a few years in farming and
in 1822 became interested with the
late John Magee, then of Watkins,
formerly of Bath, in numerous mail
and stage routes. He purchased the
Steuben House of Jonathan Dan-
forth that year and thus began the
large fortunes which both of these
men built up. He moved to Bath in
1843, and later was engaged in the
construction of the now Erie rail-
road, and then known as the Buffalo,
New York and Corning, from Corn-
ing to Buffalo by way of Batavia and
Attica. Later he was interested in
the Bloss Coal Co., near Blossburg,
Pa.

About 1854, he established what
was known at the time of his death,
February 24, 1874, as the First Na-
tional Bank of Bath, over which he
presided for twenty years as its
president.

Constant Cook, even while a hotel
proprietor, was a Justice of the
Peace. The followng facts are re-
lated:

"One day an old gentleman and a
young lady alighted from one of his
stages as it drove up before the now
Steuben House, and stopped for
dinner. While waiting the old
gentleman informed Mr. Cook that
he desired the services of a justice,
as they desired to be married. His

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host informed him that he had the
honor of being one of these officials
and would gladly accommodate
them. He accordingly tied the nup-
tial knot and they went on their way
rejoicing.

They went to Bath and returned
the next day. The young lady had
evidently become dissatisfied with
her old, new-made husband, for she
quickly called the Justice — Land-
lord Cook to one side, asking him if
he could not unmarry them as she
had regretted the step she had taken
adding, "Mr. Cook, it does seem
to me that as you have performed
all the ceremony in this matter,
that you might unmarry us." Jus-
tice Cook assured the young lady,
that he would gladly accede to her
request if it were in his power to do
so. The law that empowered me to
so. The law that empowered him to
tie the nuptial knot did not provide
any means by which he could un-
tie it. She turned away with evi-
dent disappointment and reluctant-
ly joined him, whom she had in a
foolish moment chosen for her hus-
hand."

The father of Moses Saxton lived
here and drove the stage from here
to Canandaigua for Cook & Magee.

Paul C. Cook, another son of Phil-
ip Cook, was a prominent man in
town affairs. He was a merchant.
About 1828, be built what is known
as the "Beehive" — Times-Index
office. This building with the house
that stood on the Fred Wittig dwell-
ing lot, known as the Winters'
house and was burned about 1883,
and an old building that stood where
Jacob Stein's house is, were the only
buildings then on that side of Ma-
ple Avenue until the building of the
Lichius house, a year or two later,
which makes the "Beehive" the
oldest building on the south side of
Maple Avenue today. He was Super-

visor of the town thirteen years,
town clerk 3 years. Member of As-
sembly 1827-1831. In the fall of
1844 he was elected County Clerk,
and re-elected in 1847, holding the
office six years. He moved to Bath
upon his election as County Clerk.

Albertus Larrowe came from New
Jersey to the town of Reading,
Schuyler County, and from there to
the town of Wheeler. From there he
came to Cohocton about 1806, hav-
ing bought of Samuel S. Haight,
then agent of the Pulteney etate, the
land from the south line of the Fair
ground north to Mill St., in this vil-
lage and purchased the northern
portion of the Cleland land as before
mentioned.

John Larrowe, his oldest son,
came here and bought the Haight
property of his father. He built a
house which stood near the location
of the present Larrowe farm house,
which was afterwards removed and
is now known as the Wemple house
on Hill street. He erected the pres-
ent Larrowe farm house. He had
four sons, Franklin, Albertus, Mar-
cus Dwight and William Wheeler.
Franklin died in 18 G2; William W.,
at an earlier date.

John Larrowe died in 1SG7. His
land was left to his two surviving
sons, Albertus and Marcus Dwight.

Albertus bought his brother out.
In 18 66, he bought the present site
of the Larrowe Milling Co., of Da-
vid H. Wilcox and operated it as a
custom mill until 1889, when the
Larrowe Milling Co., was formed.

The Weld family, which figures
in the early history of Cohocton, are
an off-shoot of the vigorous parent
stock, which so long had its root in
Roxbury, Mass.

Captain Joseph Weld with other

brothers. Rev. Thomas and Daniel,

were in Roxbury as early as 16 35,

\and was undoubtedly one of the sub-

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stantial men of Massachusetts Bay.

His great-grand-son, Lieut.

Daniel Weld, settled in Carlton,
Mass. His second son Noah, had
three sons, Isaac, Luther and Calvin.
These three sous in their turn be-
came pioneers of Guilford, Vt. — Lu-
ther and Calvin were twins, and
married sisters, Eunice and Betsey
Rogers of Guilford, Mass., who were
said to be descendents of John Rog-
ers. The Martyr Four of Luther's
sons at one time or another resided
in this section.

David Weld, one of his sons, born
in 1796, moved to Cohocton in 1816,
but went back to Vermont in 1818,
and married there September 2,
1819, Mary Taylor, daughter of
Jonathan Taylor, who was a mem-
ber of the famous Boston Tea Party.
In 1820, he returned to Cohocton
with his bride and was a deacon in
the Congregational (now Presbyteri-
an church) and supervisor of the
town 1827, 1828, 1831. In 1844 he
moved to Illinois in a wagon. He
lived on the farm now owned by
H. W. Schwingel.

Abigal R. Weld born in Guilford,
Vermont, moved with his brother
David, to Cohocton and lived here
until his death October 4, 1873. He
lived in the house on the Schwingel
farm after his brother moved west.
One of his daughters, Fanny R., was
the first wife of Benjamin W. Tamb-
ling. She died December 1874. Mr.
Tambling died January, 1908.

Luther Weld was born in Guilford,
Vermont, and married Fannie Sar-
geant of Bookbury Maine, where he
lived until 18 51, when he moved to
Cohocton, where he died December
5, 1861. He was the father of the
late Albert H. Weld. One of Luther
Weld's daughters, Laura E., was at
one time connected with W. W. War-
ner in establishing the first paper
published here, and wrote much for

the Rural New Yorker.

Arnold Weld was born in Guilford,
Vermont, moved to Cohocton and
lived in what was known as the Rex-
sicker place, a house that stood just
north of St. Paul's Lutheran church,
but which has been torn down. He
moved to Illinois a number of years
ago.

James Reynolds came from Wat-
kins in 1828, wih his brother-in-law
Job Tripp. He removed to Patchin-
ville, where in 183 3, he purchased a
saw- mill of Daniel Totten. After
ten years' residence there he came
back to this town and purchased
what is known as the Reynolds place
on Loon Lake road, and built a saw-
mill thereon. This was burned and
he built another and operated it for
many years. Mr. Reynolds died,
February 7, 1871, aged 79. He was
the father of James M. Reynolds.

Job Tripp born in Washington
county and, as before said, came
here in 1828 and settled on the Haag
— M. H. Wilcox place, which then in-
cluded the Tripp — G. I. Shoultice
farm.

His sons were Ira M., James F.,
David N., Francis Granger, Henry
Clay and Sidney R. He was Commis-
sioner of Highways, Excise Commis-
sioner and held other town offices.
He died September 3, 1870, aged 74
years.

Many of the histories give one of
the early settlers at Tripnock as
Charles Tripp. His son, Charles
Tripp, did settle here in 1847, but
Charles Tripp, Sr., was never a resi-
dent of this town, but of Dansville,
where he lived at South Dansville,
and was a farmer. His father, James
Tripp, coming from Clyde to Patch-
inville in 1835, and moved to South
Dansville in 1839.

Charles, Tripp, Jr., is said to have
been quite a wrestler in his day
whether from that came the name of

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the place — Tripnock — I would not
be sure. Many say so, and I have no
reason to dispute.

Another son of Charles, Sr., Dan'l
Tripp, settled on the Graser place,
and was a practicing physician here
and in the surounding country for
many years.

In passing I will mention that a
man by the name of Borden kept a
hotel just above the Clark-Link farm
on land about where the present
residence of Charles Oliver now
stands.

There was also a brewery on the
present Eugene Thorp place. Paul
C. Cook and Daniel H. Davis owned
an interest in it.

LENT HILL

Abram Lent, the first settler of
Lent Hill and from whom it received
its name, settled there in 1809. His
land was the south side of the road
as you leave the valley to climb the
hill west of the Lent Hill church and
before you get to the cemeteries on
each side of the highway, east of the
school house of School District No.
12. He had a large family. He died
January 17, 1880, aged 88 years.

His first wife was Betsey, oldest
daughter of Samuel Hartwell, who
was a nephew of Roger Sherman of
Revolutionary times. Mr. Hartwell's
wife Elizabeth Wilkinson, sister of
the noted Germania Wilkinson, "The
Prophetess".

Samuel Hartwell, according to
history, had an exciting life in his
early years and passed through
many adventures during the
war of 1812. He was taken by the
British and carried to Kingston,
where he was confined in jail. He
succeeded in escaping and fleeing to
the United States. He made his way
to the town of Jerusalem, Yates
county, to the home of his sister-in-
law, Jemima Wilkinson, and after-
ward came to North Cohocton where

he kept, if he did not build, the pres-
ent building on grounds of Blivin's
hotel, a hotel in the building stand-
ing on the opposite corner of the
street from the VauRiper hotel, from
1815 to 1830. Later it was kept by
son, Elijah.

Matthew Hatch settled on Lent Hill
in 1812. He is said to have been the
third family to settle on Lent Hill.
His land was what is now the site of
the M. E. church and the W. James'
farm in the town of Prattsburg, but
what Cohocton got in 1874.

Mr. Hatch's wife was a daughter
of Abram Lent. They were the par-
ents of five sons and one daughter,
Mrs. Wm. Hyatt.

Matthew Hatch died on Lent Hill,
and was the first person buried in
the Hatch burying ground on the
north side of the Lent Hill road

Mr. Hatch once took forty bushels
of oats worth 12^/^ cents to Dans-
ville, and brought home a barrel of
salt. Farmers of this day, what say
you to that?

One of his sons, Barnabas C.
Hatch, early settled in Michigan and
became County Judge and a Member
of the Legislature.

Another son, Sylvanus C. Hatch,
was a successful farmer on Lent
Hill, dying in 1874, at the residence
of his son, Hiram W. Hatch and was
buried on Lent Hill.

Hiram Ketch, a native of Vermont,
a fife Major in the war of 1812,
came from Vermont in 1818, and
settled in Italy, Yates County. The
next year he came to Lent Hill and
settled on the Mattice-Totten farm,
where empty-handed he managed to
become quite a landed proprietor.
After his death in 1875, the land was
owned by Cyrus Ketch, his son.

Jacob Smith was an early comer,
settling on the north end of he
Avery farm, later owned the A. L.
Rynders, Jr., farm.

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Jacob Barney settled on Lent Hill
in 1814 on the Samuel Wheaton,
now E. E. Stanton farm. Robert
Stanton, father of Abel, Jacob, John,
now all dead, Elijah, who died dur-
ing the Civil war, Stephen T., who
also served in the Civil war and died
in September, 1905, came from
Schoharie county in 1820, and set-
tled on what we know as the John
Tyler farm, when he took up 50
acres of land on Lent Hill, and which
was then a thick pine forest. They
used to cut the timber, hardly ever
preserving above the first climb, took
it to the mill at Lyons Hollow, gave
one-half for sawing, then took one
thousand feet with an ox team to
Naples Landing and got the magnif-
icent sum of four ($4.00) dollars
per 1000.

Mr. Stanton was one of the found-
ers of the M. E. church on Lent Hill,
and its first class leader.

Eleazer Tucker, born in Connecti-
cut, came to the town of Cohocton,
now Avoca, about 1816, and settled
on the farm today known as the
Tucker farm just north of Twelve
Mile Creek on the Wallace road.

He built a mill on Twelve Mile
Creek near his home and cleared a
large tract of land. At the coming of
the Erie railroad all trains stopped
at his place for some time. Smith
Tucker, his son, was a prominent
farmer.

Ebenezer Keeler was also an early
settler and a man of influence on
Twelve Mile Creek and in the early
politics of the town.

A narrator tells me that in the
early 3 0's there were as many as a
dozen houses from Lent Hill church
to Pine Hill.
POTTER HILL AND BROWN HILL

Gideon Potter, who settled on the
farm now owned by the Walther
family, and from whom Potter Hill
received its name, was one of the

earliest settlers on that hill.

Darius Crosby came from Hart-
wick in 1827, and settled on the
Henderson farm, now in the town of
Avoca, then in this town, and later
moved to Potter Hill. He was the
father of Thomas S. Crosby.

I quote from an early history.
"On the road leading from Potter
Hill to the Flint farm may be seen
the ruins of an old structure. This
was Jonah Cleland's bear pen. Such
structures were often built by the
pioneers and baited with mutton or
some other kind of meat for the pur-
pose of decoying bears to. enter at a
trap door in the pen. When once in
the bear found himself a prisoner.
Mr. Cleland built the pen in 1815,
but did not complete or use it for a
Mr. Robbins, a hunter, brought from
the east, a large fine spring iron trap
which was substituted for the primi-
tive method.

Valentine VanWormer is said to
have caught a deer in the same trap.

On the Deusenbery farm, there
was at an early date, a famous bear
path along the bank of the river.
Jonah Cleland once set a "dead fall"
in this path, in which history says
he caught thirty or forty bears

One other bear story and I dismiss
the subject and diversion. One
night a pig was heard to squeal vig-
orously down on the bank of the
river near Cleland's. Upon going out
to examine they found a bear stand-
ing upright and holding Mr. Pig in
his front paws, and trying to jump
out of the pen. Every time he jump-
ed the pig squealed. No gun was
handy, so clubs were resorted to, but
with all his clubbing the bear got
away, swam the river with pig, and
as pig is a dainty meal for a bear
you have the result."

John Brown, wih his sons, Wil-
liam, Abram, Mainville, Sylvanus
and Richard, were the first settlers

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on Brown Hill and on the farm own-
ed by E. V. Brown. They came there
in an early day.

Charles Oliver, grandfather of the
late Charles Oliver settled in the
present town of South Dansville in
1816, coming from Athol, Mass. He
bought 200 acres known as the Pot-
ter farm near Loon Lake, and built
a blacksmith shop near the lake
where he remained about ten years,
then moving to Rogersville.

During his residence near Loon
Lake, then in Cohocton, he held the
office of Overseer of the Poor in the
years of 1820-21, 22, 24, and that of
Assessor 1818-1819. After his re-
moval to Rogersville he continued
in the same business of blacksmith.
He died February 20, 1866.
PIONEER LIFE

I could still recall many and other
names. Some of them early in the
history of some portion of the then
town, but your patience and my
energy have limits, which I must
obey.

Let me now strive to picture be-
fore you the early life and homes
of these sturdy ancestors whom we
honor today.

We will try and call at their home
— You might have entered a forest
road traveling along, if in a very
early day you would have observed
that they lack regularity of even
straightness for this custom was ob-
served. The settler got his land,
found the best spring of water upon
that lot, built his log house near the
spring and the road then was laid
out by the nearest cut to the next
neighbor's, unless some impassable
barrier intervened and they did not
hesitate at any small obstacle. You
travel on and soon you come to a
break in the woods, as you approach
you hear a dog barking. They were
part and parcel of a pioneer's life.
Nearby is his master — a stal-

wart man clothed in a tow frock and
trousers. If he has shoes they are
not Crossett, Douglass or Emerson.
His hat lies on the ground beside
him. He stands on the butt of some
majestic monarch of the forest. He
appears to have muscular arms and
shoulders and a full chest of the
very athlete. He meets us with
cordiality and invites us to his
home.

While standing a few moments
let us look about — A fine yoke of
oxen and some cows are browsing
not far away while a few hoge are in
a pen near. There are sheep, not
many, as they have to be housed
nights for fear of bears, wolves, etc.
Part of the land cleared shows a
good crop of oats and potatoes — the
land cleared showing the potato
crop and corn already up. There is
also some wheat growing near this
clearing and is protected by a fence
of logs and brush.

May I quote from another the des-
cription of the inside of the house.
But first let me say a well made log
barn stands near, in which all live
stock is enclosed at night, for the
early denizens of the forest have not
all ueparted and many a former wild
beast of that region had a pecular
liking for pork and mutton.

But we will enter the house. "The
wife is young and dressed in a wool-
en or fiax dress and bare footed. I
do not think she was particularly
pleased at our intrusion, ■ but she
soon overcame that and greeted us
cordially, but no apology for her
house or costume. As we entered
she sat near the door spinning flax,
and a babe lay near her in a cradle
made from the bark of a birch tree,
resting on rockers, home-made, and
the babe did not feel any compunc-
tions about lying there. I took notes
of the house. It was 20x26, con-
structed of round logs linked with

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pieces of split logs, and plastered on
the outside with clay. The floors
were made of split logs with the flat
side up, the door of a thin piece split
out of a large log, and the roof of the
same. The windows were open
places unprotected by glass or sash.
The fire place was made of stone and
the chimney of sticks and clay. On
one side of the fire place was a lad-
der leading to the chamber. There
was a bed in one corner, a table and
half a dozen chairs, and against the
wall on one side, a few shelves made
of split board, on which v/ere a few
articles of crockery, some tin ware
and three or four books. Behind the
door was a spinning wheel and reel.

In some of these dwellings we
might have found a frame for weav-
ing. Overhead, fastened on pegs,
were a gun, rifle, power horn, bullet
pouch, tomahawk and hunting knife.
Everyhing looks nice and tidy.

Soon dinner was ready. It con-
sisted of corn bread and milk, eaten
with a horn spoon. The man ate
with us, but the woman was employ-
ed sewing on what appeared to be a
child's dress. This was a common
home. But let us stay longer and
watch the daily life.

At one end of the room was a
large opening, some six feet, stoned
up and two large andirons in the
opening. Winter comes on. Storms
howl without, but in that opening
has been placed some large bull
loge, and the fire place glows with
its fervent heat. Over the windows
has been placed greased cloth or a
thin skin. If a cloth it has been
greased to make it more susceptible
to light. The mother has moulded
or dipped her tallow candles and has
a fine supply on hand for winter use.

The father and all sons old enough
are out logging, or if in the fall are
housing the crops. Perhaps one has
gone to Dansville or Naples with a

load of lumber or grain and will
bring back some provisions. He may
have taken his lumber to Naples
landing to get $4 per 1000 and take
even that in supplies for his home or
take his oats, 40 or 50 bushels to
Dansville and trade them for a bar-
rel of salt. He may have gathered
up his ashes from the log heaps and
taken them to one of the asheries to
be turned into potash and traded for
some needed supplies. There was a
good ashery near the Terry place on
North Cohocton road, or he may
have gathered his choicest wheat
and taken it to the land office at
Bath and turned it in to reduce the
land debt. Found the price of his
wheat lower or the debt higher than
expected and returned home dis-
heartened and discouraged and what
has the patient wife and mother
been doing? Dishes washed, chick-
ens fed, stock looked after. She
gathers the wool from the shearing,
cleans, cards, spins, weaves into
cloth, cuts and makes it into gar-
ments for her husband and sons for
the coming winter. Then she looks
after the flax, brakes it and. carries
it through all the processes of its
becoming linen for under and sum-
mer outer clothing. Perhaps she has
dyed and colored it, so that it may
blossom out into a checked linen
dress and when done it was dearer
than your silks and satins, for it had
in it the reward of labor well done.

I quote "Again one is taken sick.
They would make a bee, harvest and
secure his crops, while at the same
time their own work might be suffer-
ing. A settler's home burned by ac-
cident, his family would be provided
for by his nearest neighbor and all
would turn out, build and furnish a
house in a few days, so the man
could take his family back home."

It's a winter's evening. A large
bob-sled is in front of the door, and

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before it are a fine yoke of oxen, per-
haps two yokes. The family are
loaded in and before a great distance
is traveled the large platform above
the bobs is crowded with a number
of pioneer families. If for an even-
ing's visit with a neighbor, no one is
left out. The 400 are not born yet —
at any rate not in this region. The
scripture is fulfilled — "Bear One
Another's Burdens." Gaiety,

love, friendship, kiss the evening
stars in that ride. As one family,
they journey on to enter the home
of some settler unbidden. Father,
mother, sister, brother, lover all
there. The settler's home is reached.
The father comes to the door.
"Mother, they have come." The
whole family is out with a greeting.
Even mamma has no perplexity or
dark clouds flitting across her face
because they did not tell her they
were coming.

The wraps are dumped in the cor-
ner. The table is shoved back. The
violin is brought forth. Swain and
sweetheart, lover and loved, are soon
ranged in the center of the room.
Money Musk and Virginia Reel are
masters of the evening with the
young hearts, while fathers and
mothers are ranged about the room
with the little ones, and all are hap-
py. Why? Because there is no cast.
All are poor. Each and all have the
same object — a home in the wilder-
ness. Not always poor. They are
seed sowers. They recognize the
fact. There has come soon, thirty,
some sixty, some 100 fold.

"Princess and Lords may flourish,
or may fade,

A breath can make them as a
breath has made,

But a bold Yeomanry — their coun-
try's pride.

When once destroyed, can never
be supplied."

These pioneers sleep in yonder

cemeteries. How many in rugged
and uncared for graves.

There is a picture of Liberty Cor-
ners before me. There is the Steu-
ben House, one store with probably
$150 stock, on the Beehive
stand, a postoffice, more in
name than reality, a dozen houses,
the daily line of stages. Whiskey at
three cents a glass, one of the staples
of the community. Contrast it with
today. So Hearer, contrast the life
primitive in its simplicity with today
yet we cry for strenuosity.

ANTI RENT TROUBLES

A dark picture always comes in
the history of this life, and it came
to our early settlers. The first forty
years of the county and town's ex-
istence were years of iron grit and
labor and discouragement and diffi-
culties were great. The facts were
that as they were beginning to pros-
per and felt that some of their hopes
in seeking a new home were to be
realized and they were becoming ac-
customed to existing surroundings.
As one says: "After IS 00 many who
might bought in Ontario or Mon-
roe counties were induced to come to
this section. Williamson's balloon of
promise had enticed them here and
they had commenced to clear the
land. Then came the construction of
the Erie canal, and these people
found those who had bought where
they might have gone, with naviga-
tion and shipment of their crops
brought to their very door while
here in Steuben, they had to travel
miles to dispose of what little they
did raise. The yield was not abun-
dant. The proprietary of the land
contributed to the distress of the
early purchasers. The price of the
land and the constantly accumulat-
ing interest on their contracts creat-
ed discouragement, and that bred
discontent with their conditions.
Titles were questioned, the land

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office doubled and any way sought
to get out of the situation. They
began commiserating with one an-
other. Hence arose the Anti Rent
convention at Bath, January 19,
1830. The Cohocton delegates were
Paul C. Cook, David Weld, Elnathan
Wing, Peter Haight and Alfred
Shattuck.

The convention caused to be sent
to Col Robert Troup, then agent of
the Pulteney estate, that the pro-
prietary take some action for their
immediate and effectual relief. This
Memorial was dated January 20,
183 0, and on the 14th of March fol-
lowing Col. Troup replied at length
and suggested a plan of relief. While
this tended to lessen the burdens it
did not satisfy their desires. The
settlers later succeeded in obtaining
a moderate reduction in the price of
their lands and the products of their
farm was accepted as payment of
principal and interest. Still there
has ever been expressed a doubt as
to the propriety of the proceedings
or whether a substantial or lasting
gain or benefit was ever received."

Another dark picture of our an-
ceators lives is worth recalling. Rev.
Elisha Bronson, one of the early set-
tlers of th^ Loon Lake region, unti!
the formation of Wayland in 18 48,
a part of this town, who came wita
his father says: 'That in 1815,
there was a scarcity of bread. I
went through the towns of Springwa-
ter, Livonia and Sparia, and tiience
to Dansville in search of grain for
sale, and none was to be had in those
towns nor in western New York.
People had to mill green wheat and
rye for food. I found a field of rye
on William Perrine's farm, which
was thought nearly ready to cut. I
went home and got some neighbors
and, with oxen and cart, went and
cut some of it and took it to the mill
and had it mashed for it was too

damp to grind, and thought our
people the happiest people in the
world because we had bread."

This and similar incidents came
along to give to the life of our early
settlers a little more of life's reali-
ties. When we think times are going
against us let us recall some of these
experiences.

But other things combined to ef-
fect a change.

During the winter of 1851, the
Buffalo, New York and Erie rail-
road Company surveyed this route
for the Erie road as now known, that
passes through this village and town.
March 5, 18 52, the ground just south
of Wilcox & Son's office was broke to
commence grading. The work was
rapidly pushed forward, and on
January 27, 1852, the first train ar-
rived at what then was called Liberty
Station. Labor had been going on
then on this — now branch of the
Erie — for two years. On the 4th of
July 1852, the company gave the peo-
ple a ride from Corning to Wayland
or vice versa, on platform cars with
seats built around the sides and dec-
oratered with evergreens.

Some of the historians say the
road was opened in 1852. Others in
1853. I will not dispute either, but
the facts were that the road ran
regular trains from Corning to Way-
land — a turn table at Wayland dur-
ing the fall and winter of 1852, and
to Avon in 1853.

With the coming of this railroad
the prospects brigthened. Bloods,
Liberty, Wallace sprang perhaps, not
into being, but assumed good forms.
In fact, Bloods and Wallace were of
no particular growth until then. In
fact were nameless as children — and
it was a question whether the pres-
ent Wallace or Tucker's would final-
ly have the station and until Moses
Wallace offered not only the land
but the name did our child become

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of importance in the commercial
world.
LUMBER BUSINESS AND MILLS

The clearing of the land and the
getting of these magnificent farms in
shape with all the buildings to erect
made the erection of saw mills at
one time a very common thing. Let
us look at a few of them. Would to-
day we had much of the timber that
was wasted, yet it was almost a ne-
cessity to get at the land and fit it
for crops out of which they could
pay for the acres they bought.

I have already spoken of the Cle-
land saw and grist mills, and of that
one at Tierney's mill, and at Patch-
inville and Elisha Bronson's at
Boneville.

Jesse McQuigg built a saw mill on
the Kirkwood stream in an early
day which he managed for a number
of years until 1844, when he sold out
that and his store at North Cohocton
and moved to Missouri. There was
at one time a saw mill on the oppo-
site side of the river from Kiefer's
mill operated by one Dubois.

There was built near the present
site of the Kiefer mill a woolen and
carding mill by Daniel H. Davis,
which was afterwards purchased by
the firm of Pedmore & Dantz. This
was purchased by Richard Trenman,
who had a tannery there for a time,
and in 1882, purchased by Charles
Kiefer, turned into a feed mill, and
now operated by him.

Franklin Larrowe built in 1854, a
large saw mill on the present site of
the slaughter house of Foults Bros.
It was operated by him and others
for a number of years, then stood va-
cant for a while, and now does ser-
vice as a slaughter house.

Eleazer Tucker had a saw mill on
Twelve Mile Creek opposite his
house. For many years he operated
the mill and ran a hotel.

Job Tripp built a mill where the

road which runs along the race
north east of the present residence
of M. H. Wilcox. Sixty years ago
there was a saw mill near the late
home of Chas. Ferris, south of
Veeder's, built by Benjamin S. Hoag.

Peter Martin built a mill about
one-fourth mile north, which was
later known as the William
Fogal mill at the foot of Brown Hill
near the farm house of Bion Slayton.
John Evans owned it at one time and
was killed there.

J. D. Peterson built a mill in 1858
on the Frank Wager farm. Aaron
Saxton the same year built a mill on
the present site of the Charles Mehl-
enbacher farm in Oil Well Hollow.

Joshua Miner built a steam saw
mill in 18 50, just beyond St. Paul's
Lutheran church near the present
residence of George Shoultice, Sr.
This mill Calvin E. Thorp success-
fully carried on for a number of
years.

After the David Parmenter mill
was burned in 1829, which stood
just north of the present Larrowe
Millig Co.'s site, there was a grist
mill built in 1840, by N. B. Chase.
It was sold to David H. Wilcox in
1850. Was at one time owned by
Daniel H. Davis. A carding mill in
the early days stood near. During
Wilcox's ownership a large addition
was built on the grist mill in 1854,
and the year before, in 1853, he built
just south of the grist mill a saw
mill.

In 18 66, Albertus Larrowe bought
both mills and made extensive re-
pairs on tne grist mill. Mr. Larrowe
operated it as a custom mill, making
also a specialty of buckwheat fiour,
which later became his only prdouct.

In 1890, the Larrowe Milling Co.,
was organized and the mills
thoroughly overhauled and enlarged.
New anrl up-to-date machinery put
in. Now its capacity is 800 to 1000

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barrels of flour every twenty-four
hours, with shipments extending to
the Pacific coast and all between.

Many other small mills were to be
found in an early day at different
points in the town, yet it was not
until about 1854, that the lumber
business took a boom.

In that year H. D. Graves, F. N.
Drake and Harrison Harvey came
from LeRoy to Cohocton and entered
into co-partnership for the manu-
facturing and dealing in lumber un-
der the firm name of H. D. Graves &
Co. Their first mill was built on the
Loon Lake road about 10 rods above
W. H. Clark's farm. Some time af-
ter Z. Waterman became a partner
and Graves and Harvey retired. Mr.
Waterman only remained a short
time, leaving F. Ni Drake the sole
owner.

In 18 61, he invited George W.
Drake and Thomas Warner to make
him a visit and join in their favorite
sport of trout fishing. This they
accepted and during the excursion
became satisfied that there was more
money in lumber than in the hard-
ware business, in which they were
then engaged at LeRoy. Mr. Warner
and Mr. Drake both became members
of the firm of F. N. Drake & Co., and
consited of Franklin N. Drake, Geo.
W. Drake and Thomas Warner. They
purchased the former Cleland mill,
then known as the Davis mill. They
also built a large steam mill at Wal-
lace, which was managed for a num-
ber of years by Dewitt Hill.

At one time in its history, the firm
of F. N. Drake & Co., operated six
mills and its annual output was over
fifteen million feet of lumber — pine
and hemlock. They were in business
during the Civil war and prices were
high. The mill near Clark's was
moved in 1862 to Newman's, and
later to Lent Hill near the Fronk
place.

In 1866, the firm was dissolved,
both the Drakes retiring, leaving
Thomas Warner the sole owner. In
1868, the mill was moved from Lent
Hill to the present site of the Wilcox
& Son mill, where Mr. Warner car-
ried on the business. During the
time of Mr. Warner's control of
these mills he disbursed large sums
of money, giving employment to
many men. All telling for the pros-
perity of Cohocton.

He built two stores, the building
on the corner of Maple Avenue and
North Main street, also the present
McDowell block occupied by the
T. R. Harris Co., in company with
Harris Bros & Co., who built the
hardware part, now owned by Ella
W. Harris and occupied by George
W. Peck Co.

MILLS AT ATLANTA

A mill was built at Atlanta in
1852, of which Jerry W. Pierce came
into possession about 1859. He
completed the grist mill which he
carried on until his death in 1866.
This was sold to O. Ingraham in
1880, and to David S. Waite in 1882.
It was burned in 1884.

Atlanta was then and until 189 6,
without a grist mill. In that year
John C. Spencer and Lester Hall,
under the firm name of Spencer &
Hall built the present Atlanta Roller
Mills. The firm was dissolved and
vv^as operated by John C. Spencer
until 1906, when it was purchased
by Floyd E. Adair, and has been
operated by him.

There was a small feed mill own-
ed by Byron Hayes before 1896,
then they got machinery from Rog-
ersville and put it in the building.
All was burned in 1900. In 1901,
he built the Hayes mill.

About 1876, Danks & Tucker built
a saw and planing mill near the
Brie railroad in the northern part of
the village. Later it was sold to

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George Smith and finally came into
D. S. Waite's possession and prac-
tically in 1896 passed out of exis-
entce.

THE DISTILLERY
I have already told you of the
brewery that Cohocton had. But Co-
hocton has had at least one dis-
tillery. Soon after the erection of
the Cleland grist mill. Rudolphus
Howe and J. Danforth bought
an acre of land of Jonah Cleland and
built a distillery, about fifteen rods
south east of the grist mill, a little
back from the East river bank. Mr.
Howe then lived in Tripnock and was
ihe father of Paul C. Howe, who
moved years ago to Prattsburg and
started the Prattsburg News. Mr.
Danforth was proprietor of the Steu-
ben House and sold it to Constant
Cook. The distillery was built about
1815. Jonah Cleland owned an in-
terest in this distillery, which con-
tinued in businesss down to 1833. So

John inserted a stick, stirred it vig-
orously, succeeded in getting a
little out, which John admitted had
a slight whiskey taste, yet he ex-
pressed the opinion that it ought to
be boiled down in order to make it
what it should be. He accordingly
proceeded to boil a quantity of it
until it was about two-thirds boiled
away, when on tasting it he declared
it water pure and simple, even the
flavor of whiskey having entirely dis-
appered."

In that day whiskey sold for three
cents per glass, but probably all the
present decorations were not known,
and so your whiskey was not then
made in twenty-four hours.

When we take the fact that even
in Vermont a friend of mine, when a
boy, took saddle ba'gs and striding a
horse, went for whiskey for a minis-
ter's meeting, in addition to the kind
they had, it will account for much
of that kind of habits, many of the

the temperance element are to be old settlers had. Northern dis-

c'dratulated on its downfall, as a
search-light fails to reveal any at
this day. Yet, I halt, for in its day,
the whiskey was new and not forty
years whiskey, made within three
months. Evidently a better stock and
only cost three cents per glass.

I repeat a story told.

"Abram Lent, for whom Lent Hill
was named, and his brother, John,
were logging in the woods on the
Dewey farm, now owned by John
Schwingel, the weather being bitter
cold, it was proposed that one of
then should take a jug and get it
filled with Jonah's best whiskey.
This was done by Abram, but on his
return the whiskey refused to come
out of the jug and on examination
it was found to be frozen. John ac-
cused Abram of playing a joke upon
him of drinking up the whiskey and
filling the jug with water. Abram
insisted that it was "Cleland's best".

tilleries are today becoming a thing
of the past.

ASHERIES

Many of the younger generation
probably do not know much about
asher^jj. In my younger days I
used lJ see them and remember a
large box on a wagon in which a
man came and took all my mother
had of hard wood ashes, after mak-
ing her annual soap,, paying 10 or
12 cents per bushel. In the early
days the seller took the tree and if
sound generally preserved up to the
first limb and took the rest with all
the limbs and branches rolled into
an immense log heap, burnt until ail
was reduced to ashes. This heap
of ashes lead to the formation of
asheries in different parts of tlie
town.

One of the asheries stood on what
was known as the Monier farm just
west of North Cohocton highway

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this side of the Terry place.

Another stood on the Deusenbery
farm on a line betwen Cleland and
Deusenbery in the southern part of
the present town. A pile of ashes
there reveal its location if you look
for it. Fred Henry used to gather
ashes and sell potash in an early day
tor this ashery.
ORGANIZATION OP THE TOWN

The town of Cohocton was formed
June 12, 1812, from the older towns
of Bath and Dansville and is des-
cribed as follows: Beginning at the
north west corner of the town of
Prattsburg; thence west to the north
west corner of township No. 6 in the
fifth range; thence to the south west
corner of said township; thence
south to the north west corner of
of Lot No. 7 0, in township No. 5 m
the fifth range; thence east to the
west line of township No. 5, in the
fourth range; thence north on said
west line to the center line of town-
ship No. 4 in the fifth range; thence
east to the south west corner of the
township of Prattsburg; thence
north on to the west line of Pratts-
burg to the place of beginning. This
included from the old toll gate near
Dansville, including Loon Lake
region to the New Mill road near
W. H. Cotton's residence in the now
town of Avoca.

Part of Avoca was later taken off
in 18 43, and Wayland in 1848.

In 187 4, we got a slice from
Prattsburg which included from the
middle of the hill William James'
west line to near Lyons Hollow or in
reality to Twelve Mile Creek.

The first town meeting was held
March 2, 1813, at the home of
Joseph Shattuck, Jr. — the now Stan-
ton house, or April 27, 1813, as the
county histories have it. My reason
for knowing this date is that I have
the town records from 1813 to 1839,
Vv'hich two histories of the county say

are lost and another that, they are
burned. All of which is another
brain creation.

The first town ofl^cers elected
were :

Samuel D. Wells, Supervisor.

Charles Bennett, Town Clerk.

Stephen Crawford, John Slack
and William Bennett, Assessors.

Jared Parr, John Woodard and
Isaac Hall, Commissioners of High-
ways.

John Slack and Samuel D. Wells,,
Poor blasters.

James Barnard, Collector.

James Barnard and Isaac Parmen-
ter Constables.

James Griffith, Jr., and Thomas
Rogers, Fence Viewers.

Samuel D. Wells, Pathmaster,
Beat 1, begins at town line and goes
to school house by Conley's.

Seth Kellogg, Pathmaster, Beat 2,
beginning at said house and goes
to South bank of Kirkwood Creek.

Daniel Raymond, Beat 3, begin-
ing at said creek and goes to the
bridge at Chamberlain's.

James Griffith, Beat 4. beginning
at said bridge and goes to north line
of Jonah Cleland's lot (taking in the
north and south main streets.

Jonah Cleland, Beat 5, beginning
at the said line and to the old mill
place south of Deusenbery's.

Jonathan Danforth, Beat 6, be-
ginning at said mill place and goes
to the town line.

Stephen Crawford, Beat 7.

Drake Beat 8.

Elisha Bronson Beat 9.

Levi Smith Beat 10, beginning at
town line and goes to school house
near Joseph Shattuck's farm.

The following resolutions were
passed at the said town meeting:

Voted that the town give $5.00 for
each wolf. Voted that the town give
310.00 for each panther. Voted that
hogs may run under the restriction

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of the law.

Voted the Town Clerk shall pro-
cure books necessary for the town,
and pay for the same.

Voted that the town submit to the
Supervisors respecting the raising of
money for the use of the highways.

Voted that the next town meeting
be held at the home of Joseph Shat-
tuck.

These are all the resolutions and
the manner of their wording at Co-
hocton's first town meeting.

At a special town meeting held
October 2, 1813, Jonas Cleland was
chosen Town Clerk, and Darius Hill,
constable.

The records show that the regular
town meetings were held on the first
Tuesday of March down to 1840,
when they were changed to the sec-
Tuesday of Feby. The reason being
too many were liable to be away on
rafts down the river, that the date
was moved back a month.

The town meetings were held at
Shattuck's hotel (Steuben House
now) or at the school house, a few
times at Bloods' Hotel, North Cohoc-
ton. Later at Caleb Crouch's hotel
(or Warner House site) until the
erection of the Warner House in
1883, when they were held in the
Opero House for years down to the
erection of the Engine House and
the division of the town into dis-
tricts, since which time they have
been held in Engine House, Shults
Hall, and either Waite Opera House
at Atlanta or Wetmore Hall at North
Cohocton. Now with two districts.
Disrict No. 1, in the Engine House,
and District No. 2, in Waite Opera
House and Wetmore Hall alternate-
ly.

I quote a few of the resolutions
recorded in the town records. At
the town meeting in 1814, I found in
addition to bounties already quoted,
$5 offered for each wolf, and $10 for

each panther, there was a bounty of
$1 for each wild cat.

In 1814, I find another resoution
which I leave you to solve, knowing
the solution myself. "Resolved, that
no cattle be allowed to run within
15 rods of any public house or grist
mill from the 1st of December to the
1st day of April under penalty of $1
for each offense."

In 1825 this was extended to cover
in front of stores and the limit was
one-half mile.

In 1815, voted that swine shall not
be allowed to run without a good
and sufficient yoke and being proper-
ly rung.

Hogs taken up without a good and
sufficient yoke the owner shall pay
12 cents to the constable.

In 1819, voted that it shall be a
fine of $4.00 for any man to suffer
any Canada thistle or Tory weed to
go to seed on his land or in the high-
way adjoining his land in the town
of Cohocton.

In 1816, I found that $75 was vot-
ed for the support of the poor, and so
nearly every year, the amounts vary-
ing.

In 1818, voted that the town raise
as much money as the law will al-
low for the common school.

In 1819, voted we raise money to
build a pound and that it be forty
feet square.

In 1821, voted that if any person
suffer his cattle to run in the sugar
bush it shall be at his own risk.

In 1822, swine were forbidden to
run in the highways.

Until 1831, the records are barren
of the election of a Justice of the
Peace. At the town meeting that
year William Bennett was elected.

In 18G4, there seems to have been
some trouble over the highway la-
bor, as the town meeting that year
passed the following:

Voted that the Commissioner of

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Highways be required to prosecute
every overseer of highways (path-
master) who fails to discharge his
duties according to highway law.

I could refer to many more town
actions that would be of interest.
Outside of the Civil war bounty acts,
I shall pass by the others.

1813, Samuel D. Wells, Super-
visor. Chas. Bennett, Town Clerk.

1814, Samuel D. Wells, Super-
visor. Jonas Cleland, Town Clerk.
Peter Haight, Collector.

1815, Samuel D. Wells, Super-
visor. James Barnard, Town Clerk.
Peter Haight, Collector.

1816, Samuel D. Wells, Super-
visor. John Bennett, Jr., Town Clerk.
Peter Haight, Collector.

1817, John Slack, Supervisor.
Peter Haight, Town Clerk. George
W. Haight, Collector.

1818, John Slack, Supervisor.
John Bennett, Jr., Town Clerk. John
Slack Justice of the Pe-.ce. Daniel
Cooley, Collector.

1819, John Slack, Supervisor.
Peter Haight, Town Clerk. John
Bennett, Justice of the Peace.
Lucius Shattuck, Collector.

1820, John Slack, Supervisor.
Paul C. Cook, Town Clerk. Lucius
Shattuck, Justice of the Peace.

1821, John Slack, Supervisor.
Paul C. Cook, Town Clerk. Caleb
Crouch, Justice of the Peace. James
Conn, Collector.

1822, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk. Her-
man Bowen, Collector.

1823, Lucius Shattuck, Town
Clerk. Herman Bowen, Collector.

1824, Lucius Shattuck, Town
Clerk. Herman Bowen, Collector.

1825, Lucius Shattuck, Town
Clerk. Clark Kenyon, Collector.

182 6, Lucius Shattuck, Town
Clerk. Clark Kenyon, Collector.

1827, David Weld, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk.

1828, David Weld, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk. Con-
stant Cook, Collector.

1829, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk. Clark
Kenyon, Collector.

1830, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk.
Peter Haight, Justice of the Peace.
Herman Eggleston, Collector.

1831, David Weld, Supervisor. Ca-
leb Crouch, Town Clerk. W. Bennett,
Justice of the Peace. Herman Eggles-
ton, Collector.

1832, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk. Paul

C. Cook, Justice of the Peace. Her-
man Eggleston, Collector.

1833, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk. Job
Nichoson, Justice of the Peace.
Benjamin D. Briggs, Collector.

1834, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor.
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk.
Thomas A. • Bowles Justice of the
Peace. Samuel Chamberlain, Collec-
tor.

1835, Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk.
John Hess, Justice of the Peace.
Jesse P. Brace, Collector.

183 6,Alexander S. Palmer, Sup-
ervisor; Lucius Shattuck, Town
Clerk; Jesse P. Brace, Justice of the
Peace; Almon Eggleston, Collector.

183 7, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor;
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk; John
Nichoson, Justice of the Peace; Benj.

D. Briggs, Collector.

1838, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor;
Benj. P. Abner, Town Clerk; Simeon
Holmes, Justice of the Peace; Hi-
ram Dewey, Collector.

183 9, Calvin Blood, Supervisor;
Paul C. Cook, Town Clerk; Myron
Patchin, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Noble, Collector.

1840, John Hess, Supervisor;
Thomas Hendryx, Town Clerk; Con-
stant Cook, Justice of the Peace; Al-
mon Eggleston, Collector.

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1841, John Hess, Supervisor;
Jesse P. Brace, Town Clerk; Freder-
ick Blood, Jr., Justice of the Peace;
Lawrence S. Borden, Collector.

1842, Paul C. Cook, Supervisor;
Jesse P. Brace, Town Clerk; Dan'l
H. Davis, Juestice of the Peace;
Lawrence S. Borden, Collector.

1843, John Hess, Supervisor;
James Draper, Town Clerk; Myron
M. Patchin, Justice of the Peace;
Silas Hulburt, Collector.

1844, John Hess, Supervisor;
James Draper, Town Clerk; Jesse
McQuigg, Justice of the Peace;
Silas Hulburt, Collector.

1845, Calvin Blood, Supervisor;
James Draper, Town Clerk; Frank
Blood, Jr., Justice of the Peace;
Hiram Dewey, Collector.

1846, Sephman Flint, Supervisor;
Henry G. Blood, Town Clerk; C. J.
McDowell, Justice of the Peace;
Joseph Crouch, Collector.

1847, M. M. Patchin,. Supervisor;
James Draper, Town Clerk; Myron
M. Patchin Justice of the Peace;
A. W. Chase, Collector.

1848, John Hess Supervisor;
James Draper, Town Clerk; Nelson
Thorp, Justice of the Peace; A. W.
Chase, Collector.

1849, Sephman Flint, Sppervisor;
Walter M. Eldred, Town Clerk;
W. W. Waite, Justice of the Peace,
Levi C. Chase, vacancy; A. W. Chase,
Collector.

1850, C. J. McDowell, Supervisor;
Austin Hall, Town Clerk; Walter M.
Eldred, Justice of the Peace; A. W.
Chase, Collector.

1851, C. J. McDowell, Supervisor;
S. D. Shattuck, Town Clerk; Samuel
G. Fowler, Justice of the Peace,
E. L. Bradley, vacancy; Chas. J.
Rosenkrans, Collector.

1852, C. J. McDowell, Supervisor;
Lucius Shattuck, Town Clerk; Aus-
tin Hall, Justice of the Peace; Chas.
J. Rosenkrans, Collector.

1853, David H. Wilcox, Super-
visor; S. D. Shattuck, Town Clerk;
Frederick Blood, Jr., Justice of the
Peace; Minor T. Conley, Collector.

1854, C. J. McDowell, Supervisor;
A. W. Chase, Town Clerk; James F.
Blood, Justice of the Peace; Geo. A.
Haight, Collector.

1855, Albertus Larrowe, Super-
visor; Andrew W. Moore, Town
Clerk; Edmund Finch, Justice of
the Peace; George F. Mead, Collec-
tor.

18 56, Albertus Larrowe, Super-
visor; Andrew W. Moore, Town
Clerk; Thomas S. Crosby, Justice of
the Peace; George F. Mead, Collec-
tor.

18 57, Franklin Larrowe, Super-
visor; Austin Hall, Town Clerk;
I. H. Nichoson, Justice of the Peace;
George F. Mead, Collector.

1858, James Draper, Supervisor;
Lonard D. Connor, Town Clerk;
Asa Adams, vacancy, James F.
Wood, Justice of the Peace.

1859, S. D. Shattuck, Supervisor;
Austin Hall, Town Clerk; Edmund
Finch, Justicce of the Peace; Geo.
W. Haight, Collector.

ISGO, David H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; J. H. Stanley, Town Clerk;
Thomas Crosby, Justice of the
Peace; George W. Haight, Collector.

1861, David H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Austin Hall, Town Clerk; Asa
Adams, Justice of the Peace; Lyman
H. Day, Collector.

1862, David H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; E. S. Carpenter, Town Clerk;
S. G. Fowler, vacancy, James F.
Wood, Justice of the Peace; William
Washburn, Collector.

1S63, Franklin N. Drake, Super-
visor; E. S. Carpenter, Town Clerk;
W. W. Waite, Justice of the Peace;
S. D. Shattuck, Collector.

1864, David H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; E. S. Carpenter, Town Clerk;
Thomas S. Crosbv, Justice of the

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Peace; William Washburn, Collec-
tor.

1865, John H. Butler, Supervisor;
Austin Hall, Town Clerk; Asa
Adams, Justice of the Peace; J. D.
Hendryx, Collector.

1866, John H. Butler, Supervisor;
Chas. H. Beyer, Town Clerk; James
F. Wood, Justice of the Peace; Chas.
Tripp, Jr., Collector.

1867, Calvin B. Thorp, Supervis-
or; Austin Hall, Town Clerk; G. W.
Hewitt, Justice of the Peace; Chas.
Tripp, Jr., Collector.

18 68, Stephen D. Shattuck Super-
visor; Marcus S. Harris, Town
Clerk; Ithel H. Nichoson, Justice of
the Peace; Samuel S. Rosenkrans,
Collector.

1869, Stephen D. Shattuck, Super-
visor; Marcus S. Harris, Town
Clerk; Asa Adams, Justice of the
Peace; Samuel Street, Jr., Collector.

1870, Stephen D. Shattuck, Super-
visor; Carl H. Wilcox, Town Clerk;
Marcus S Harris, Justice of the
Peace; Tyler J. Briggs, Collector.

1871, Ira M. Tripp, Supervisor;
Rodney B. Harris, Town Clerk;
Albertus Larrowe, Justice of the
Peace; Tyler J. Briggs, Collector.

1872, Stephen D. Shattuck, Super-
visor; Albert T. Parkhill, Town
Clerk; Aetna M. Davis, Justice of
the Peace; Francis G. Tripp, Collec-
tor.

1873, Thomas Warner, Supervis-
or; Edwin A. Draper, Town Clerk;
Asa Adams, Justice of the Peace;
James C Green, Collector.

1874, Thomas Warner, Supervis-
or; Edwin A. Draper, Town Clerk;
Hiram Wygant, Justice of the Peace;
James C. Green, Collector.

1875, James P. Clark, Supervisor;
Edwin A. Draper, Town Clerk; Jas-
per Partridge, Justice of the Peace;
James C. Green, Collector.

1876, Orange S. Searl, Supervisor;
H. C. Lddiard, Town Clerk; C. W.

Stanton, Justice of the Peace, Jasper
Partridge vacancy; Chas. E. Hall,
Collector.

1877, Myron W. Harris, Supervis-
or; J. M. Reynolds, Town Clerk;
Charles Sheldon, Justice of the
Peace; James H. Moulton, Collector.

1878, Byron A. Tyler, Supervisor;
J. M. Reynolds, Town Clerk; Thomas
S. Crosby, Justice of the Peace; John
Robinson, Collector.

1879, Myron W. Harris, Supervis-
or; Peter J. Rocker, Town Clerk;
Frank C. Fowler, Justice of the
Peace, E. Finch, vacancy; Wallace
Wagner, Collector.

1880, Myron W. Harris, Supervis-
or; Peter J. Rocker, Town Clerk;
George W. Cooley, Justice of the
Peace; Seth A. Hill, Collector.

1881, Calvin B. Thorp, Supervisor;
Samued D. Parmenter; Town Clerk;
George W. Ardell, Justice of the
Peace, F. ;B. Beecher, vacancy
Henry C. Tripp, Collector.

1882, Dwight Weld, Supervisor;
Edwin A. Draper, Town Clerk; Chas.
E. Hall, Justice of the Peace; John
VanAlstyne, Collector.

1883, Dwight Weld, Supervisor;
Henry Finch, Town Clerk; Frank C.
Fowler, Justice of the Peace, J. L.
Waugh vacancy; George E. Wagner,
Collector.

1884, James M. Reynolds, Super-
visor; Henry Finch, Town Clerk;
James B. Slayton, Justice of the
Peace, B R. Streety, vacancy; John
Partridge, Collector.

1885, Asa McDowell, Supervisor;
W. E. Adair, Town Clerk; Harrison
Briglin, Justice of the Peace; Murry
Tripp, Collector.

1886, William T Slattery, Super-
visor; Henry Maichle, Town Clerk;
J. Leonard Waugh, Justice of the
Peace; W. T. Cornish, Collector.

1887, Calvin E. Thorp, Supervis-
or; Jam.es Fox, Town Clerk; Noyes
K. Fowler, Justice of the Peace;

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Burr Edmond, Collector.

1888, Hiram W. Hatch, Supervis-
or; Chas E. Crosby, Town Clerk;
Henry Maichle, Justice of the Peace;
John P. Cronk, Collector.

1889, Charles Oliver, Supervisor;
Chas. E. Crosby, Town Clerk; H.
Briglin, Justice of the Peace; Jacob
Schweitzer, Collector.

1890, Dwight Weld, Supervisor;
Charles E. Crosby, Town Clerk;
W. W. Jackson, Justice of the Peace;
James C. Wetmore, Collector.

1891, Albert H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Charles E. Crosby, Town Clerk;
Noyes K. Fowler, Justice of the
Peace; Harvey Noble, Collector.

1892, Albert H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Andrew E. Shults, Town Clerk;
J. Leonard Waugh, Justice of the
Peace; L. R. Partridge, Collector.

1893, Hyatt C. Hatch, Supervisor;
Samuel D. Parmenter, Town Clerk;
Joel J Crouch, Justice of the
Peace; Henry Finch, Collector.

1894, Hyatt C. Hatch, Supervisor;
Henry Finch, Town Clerk; Edwin A.
Draper, Justice of the Peace; Albert
L. Corey, Collector.

1895, Hyatt C. Hatch, Supervisor;
Henry Finch, Town Clerk; Chas. B.
Stoddard, Justice of the Peace;
Eugene B. Slayton, Collector.

1896, Albert H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Ira L. Goff, Town Clerk; Web-
ster Edmunds, Justice of the Peace;
Friend Bowles, Collector.

1897, Albert H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Henry C. Pierce, Justice of the
Peace; Fred A. Tobias, Collector.

1898, W. E. Otto, Supervisor;
Stephen D. Shattuck, Town Clerk;
Henry Maichle, Justice of the Peace;
Eugene R. Briggs, Collector.

1899, W. E. Otto, Supervisor;
Stephen D. Shattuck, Town Clerk;
Henry Maichle, Justice of the Peace;
Eugene R. Briggs, Collector.

1900, Eugene B. Slayton, Super-
visor; Stephen D. Shattuck, Town

Clerk; J. Leonard Waugh, Justice of
the Peace; Henry Finch, Collector.

1901, Eugene B. Slayton, Super-
visor; Stephen D. Shattuck, Town
Clerk; L. R. Partridge, Justice of the
Peace; Henry Finch, Collector.

1902, Eugene B. Slayton, Super-
visor; Edwin S. Brown, Town Clerk;
F. A. Tobias, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Marsh, Collector.

1903, Eugene B. Slayton, Super-
visor; Edwin S. Brown, Town Clerk;
H. Wheaton, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Marsh, Collector.

1904, Willis E. Waite, Supervisor;
Edwn S. Brown, Town Clerk; Web-
ster Edmunds, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Marsh, Collector.

19 05, Willis E. Waite, Supervisor;
Edwin S. Brown, Town Clerk; Wes-
ley Bush, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Marsh, Collector.

1906, Willis E. Waite, Supervisor;
Fred W. Snyder, Town Clerk; J.
Leonard Waugh, Justice of the
Peace; Henry Finch, Collector.

19 07, Willis E. Waite, Supervisor;
Fred W. Snyder, Town Clerk; H.
Wheaton, Justice of the Peace;
Henry Finch, Collector.

1908, Albert H. Wilcox; Fred W.
Snyder; N. J. Wagner, Justice of the
Peace; Alpha H. Lewis, Collector.

lOCr-, Albert H. Wilcox, Supervis-
or; Fred W. Snyder, Town Clerk;
R. P. Moulton, Justice of the Peace;
Alpha H. Lewis, Collector.

1910-11 Albert H Wilcox. Super-
visor; Fred W. Snyder, Town Clerk;
J. Leonard Waugh, A. McWatters,
Justices of the Peace; Alpha H.
Lewis, Collector.

1813, Jared Parr, John Wood-
ard, Isaac Hall, Commissioner of
Highways; Stephen Crawford, John
Slack, William Bennett, Assessors.

1814, Samuel D. Wells, Isaac Hall,
William Bennett, Commissioners of
Highways; Samuel Rhodes, F.
Blakely, John Slack, Assessors.

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1815, Edward Dunn, Samuel D.
Wells, Horace Fowler, Commission-
ers of Highways; Jared Parr, Jona-
than Parks, Edward Markham, As-
sessors.

1816, David Fowler, Timothy
Sheman, Sylvester Halliday, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Jonas Cleland,
Jonathan Parks, Salmon Bronson,
Assessors.

1817, Blisha Bronson, David Par-
menter, Daniel Bacon, Commission-
ers of Highways; Salmon Bronson,
Benjamin Haight, Jonathan Parks,
Assessors. ^

1818, Horace Fowler, W. Bennett,
Peter Haight, Commissioners of
Highways; Chas. Oliver, Benjamin
Haight, Samuel D. Wells, Assessors.

1819-1820, Horace Fowler, Geo.
Frederick, Sylvan us Brownell, Com-
missioners of Highways; Charles
Oliver, Benjamin Haight, Amos
Knowlton, Assesssors.

1821, Eleazer Tucker, Edward
Dunn, Abijah Fowler, Commission-
ers of Highways; Samuel D. Wells,
Sylvester Halliday, Isaac Hall, As-
sessors.

1822, Jonathan Parks, Alexander
D. Wells, Horace Fowler, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Duty Waite
Constant Cook, Josiah Pond, Assess-
ors.

1823, Horace Fowler, Jacob
Wright, John Woodard, Commission-
ers of Highways; Duty Waite, Con-
stant Cook, Josiah Pond, Assessors.

182 4, Jonathan Parks, Abijah
Fowler, Thomas A. Bowles, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Duty Waite,
Constant Cook, Josiah Pond, Assess-
ors.

1825, Edw. Marcum, Abijah Fow-
ler, Thomas. A. Bowles, Commission-
ers of Highvv-ays; Duty Waite, Con-
stant Cook, Josiah Pond, Assessors.

182^1, Benona Danks, Eleazer
Tucker, Peter Haight, Commissioners
of Highways; Edward Marcum, Con-

stant Cook, Duty Waite, Assessors.

1827, James Barnard, Richard
Crouch, Edward Dunn, Commission-
ers of Highways; Duty Waite, Josi-
ah Pond, Isaac Hall, Assessors.

1828, Thomas A. Bowles, Horace
Fowler, Frederick Harter, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Constant Cook,
•Duty Waite, David Joslen, Assess-
ors.

1829, James Barnard, Eleazer
Monroe, George Frederick, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Thomas A.
Bowles, John Larrowe, John Hess,
Assesssors.

1830, James Wallace, Seth B.
Cady, Alfred Shattuck, Commission-
ers of Highways; John Hess, John
Larrowe, Thomas A. Bowles, Assess-
ors.

1831, Job Tripp, Jonathan Parks,
Alexander D. Wells, Commissioners
of Highways; Thomas A. Bowles,
John Larrowe, Janiel Jasper, Assess-
ors.

18 32, Isaac Hall, Gardner Pierce,
Benona Danks, Commissioners of
Highways; Duty Waite, William
Walker, John Hess, Assessors.

1833, Gardner Pierce, Benona
Danks, Isaac Hall, Commissioners
of Highways; John Hess, Thomas A.
Bowles, Daniel H. Davis, Assessors.

1834, Gardner Pierce, W. Walker,
James Wallace, Commissioners of
Highways; John Hess, Stephen
Flint, Thomas A. Bowles, Assessors.

1835, W. Bronson, Benona Danks,
Barnabas C. Hatch, Commissioners
of Highways; Thomas. A. Bowles,
Gardner Pierce, Stephen Flint, As-
sessors.

1836, Samuel Raymond, Abram
Lent, George Frederick, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Joseph Rosen-
krans, John Hess, Thos. A. Bowles,
Assessors.

18 37, Abram Lent, Benjamin War-
ner, Christopher Cooper, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Thomas A.

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Bowles, Joseph Rosenkrans, Gardner
Pierce, Assessors.

1838, William Bronson, Job Tripp,
Richard Moulton, Commissioners of
Highways; John Hess, William
Walker, Hiram Spaulding, Assessors.

1839, James Wallace, Abram
Lent, Rodman Potter, Commission-
ers of Highways; William W.
Waite, William Walker, William
Bronson, Assessors.

1840, Rodman Potter, Hiram
Spaulding, Job Tripp, Commissioners
of Highways; Frederick Blood, Chas.
W. Bronson, Simeon Holmes, Assess-
ors.

1841, Job Tripp, Hiram Spaulding,
Rodman Potter, Commissioners of
Highways; Chas. W. Bronson,
Abram Waugh, Simeon Holmes, As-
sessors.

1842, Abijah Fowler, Warren
Patchin, Jr., Abram Lent, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Stehen Flint,
Gardner Pierce, Abram Waugh, As-
sessors.

1843, Jerry W. Pierce, Richard
Tucker, Salmon H. Palmer, Commis-
sioners of Highways; Abram Waugh,
C J. McDowell, Marcus Peck, Assess-
ors.

1844, Edwin A. Parmenter, Rod-
man Potter, Jackson Crouch, Com-
missioners of Highways; Hiram
Clayson, Dennis Connor, Robert M.
Patchin, Assessors.

1845, Darius Crosby, Hiram
Spaulding, Robert M. Patchin, Com-
missioners of Highways; E. A. Par-
menter, Abram Waugh, David Bron-
son, Assessors.

18 46, Benjamin S. Hoag, 3 years;
Highways; John Hess, 3 years, H.
Patchin, 1 year, Commissioners of
Highways; John Hess, 2 years, H.
Spaulding, 2 years, Darius Crosby, 1
years. Assessors.

1847, L. E. Day, Commissioner of
Highways; Darius Crosby, C. W.
Bronson, vacancy. Assessors.

18 48, Isaac Leggett, Commission-
er of Highways; Abram Waugh, As-
sessor, R. M. Patchin, vacancy, As-
sessors.

1849, James Armstrong, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Abram Lent,
Assessor.

1850, Franklin Larrowe, Commis-
sioner of Highways; James Arm-
strong, Assessor.

1851, Hiram Dewey, Commission-
er of Highways; Hiram Clayson, As-
sessor.

1851, Hiram Spaulding, Commis-
sioner of Highways; George Sager,
Assessor.

1852, Samuel Rosenkrans, Com-
missioner of Highways; George Sa-
ger, Assessor.

1853, D. S. Morehouse, Commis-
sioner of Highways; John Kellogg,
Assesssor.

1854, Ashel Tyler, Commission-
er of Highways; Rice Moulton, As-
sessor, E. H. Slayton, vacancy.

1855, Samuel S. Rosenkrans, Com-
missioner of Highways; Hiram
Dewey, Assessor, Benjamin Warner,
vacancy.

18 5 6, Samuel S. Rosenkrans,
Commissioner of Highways; Sepham
Flint, Assessor.

1857, Samuel S. Rosenkrans,
Commissioner of Highways; Jesse
Edmond, Assessor.

1858, Amos Stone, Commissioner
of Highways; John Kellogg, Assess-
or, Abram Waugh, vacancy.

1859, H. N. Tousey Commissioner
of Highways; Gardner Waite, As-
sessor.

1860, H. N. Tousey, Commissioner
of Highvvays; William Rynders, As-
sessor; C. V. K. Woodworth, vacan-
cy.

1861, Amos Stone, Commissioner
of Highways; James B. Slayton, As-
sessor.

1862, Isaac B. Hoagland, Com-
missioner of Highways; Jonathan C.

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Parks, Assessor.

1863, Jerome P. Sutherland, Com-
missioner of Highways; Jesse Ed-
mond, Assessor.

1864, Daniel Raymond, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Stephen 0,
Phillips, Assessor.

1865, S. F. Woodworth, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Orlando Wet-
more, Assessors.

18 66, Bryan A. Tyler, Commis-
sioner of Highways; William H.
Smith, Assessor.

1867, Ira M. Tripp, Commission-
er of Highways; William H. Smith,
Assessor.

1868, Wheeler Clayson, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Ashel Tyler,
Assessor.

1869, Eli Aspinwall, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Ashel Tyler,
Gorge W. Drake, Assessors.

1870, Ira M. Tripp, Commissioner
of Highways; James B Slayton, As-
sessor.

1871, S. F. Woodworth, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Hiram Rynders.
Assessor.

1872, Philo Knickerbocker, Com-
missioner of Highways; Samuel F.
Woodworth, Assessors

187 3, Grattan H. Wallace, Com-
missioner of Highways; James B.
Slayton, Assessor.

187 4, Ira M. Tripp, Commissioner
of Highways; Abner Gardner, As-
sessor.

1875, Hiram W. Hatch, Comrnis-
soner of Highways; John Miller, As-
sessor.

1876, Pliny F. Horr, Commis-
sioner of Highways; M. J. Tyler,
Assessor, W. H. Smith, vacancy.

1877, Byron A. Tyler, Commis-
sioner; Milan J. Tyler, Assessor.

1878, Henry S. Clayson, Commis-
sioner of Highways; W. W. Jackson,
Assessor.

18 79, Harvey F. Johnson, Com-
missioner of Highways; George Bol-

ster, Assessor.

1880, Jacob Wagner, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Harvey Lowell,
Assessor.

1881, Samuel M. Parks, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Jesse Edmond,
Assessor.

1882, Philip Folts, Commissioner
of Highways; Ezekiel Brown, As-
sessor.

1883, Noyes K. Fowler, Commis-
sioner of Highways; O. W. Hoxter,
Assessor.

1884, John Larrowe, Commission-
er of Highways; James P. Clark, As-
sessor.

1885, Dwight Weld, Commissioner
of Highways; W. W. Jackson, As<
sessor.

188 6, Henry Folts, Commissioner
of Highways; Hollis H. Tyler, As-
sessor.

1887, Oliver Hoxter, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Philip Folts,
Assessor.

1888, Eugene E. Stetson, Commis-
sioner of Highways; W. W. Jackson,
Assesssor.

1889, Frank C. Fowler, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Hollis H. Tyler,
Assessor.

1890, Murry Tripp, Commission-
er of Highways; Philip Folts, As-
sessor.

1891, Stephen T. Stanton, Com-
missioner of Highways; George
Fronk, Assessor.

1892, Lorenzo M. Jones, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Darwin Marsh,
Assessor.

1893, Rice T. Moulton, Commis-
sioner of Highways; Henry W.
Schv/ingel, Assessor.

1894, Martin H. Wilcox, Com-
missioner of Highways; William
Cragg, Assessor.

1895, Martin H. Wilcox, Commis-
sioner of Highways; William H.
Hammond, Assessor.

189 6, William L. Rowe, Commis-

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sioner of Highways; W. W. Jackson,
Assessor.

1897, William L. Rowe, Commis-
sioner of Highways; William Cragg,
Assessor.

1898, Humphrey Courtney, Com-
missioner of Highways; Beach
Drake, Assessor.

1899, Humphrey Courtney, Com-
missioner of Highways; John C.
Mattice, Assessor.

1900, Humphrey Courtney, Com-
missioner of Highways; Jacob Neu,
Assessor.

1901-1902, Martin H. Wilcox,
Commissioner of Highways; Beach
Drake, W. W. Jackson, William
Cragg, Assessors.

1903-1904, John G. Fritting, Com-
missioner of Highways; W. W. Jack-
son, Frank Rex, Assessors.

1905-1906, John G. Fritting, Com-
missioner of Highways; W. W. Jack-
son, Frank Rex, William Cragg, As-
sessors.

1907-08-09, Frank Rex, Commis-
sioner of Highways; William Cragg,
William J. Faulkner, Henry Field,
Assessors.

1909-10, H. A. Neufang Commis-
sioner of Highways; William Cragg,
William J. Faulkner, Henry Field,
Assessors.

1911-14, John G. Fritting, Com-
missioner of Highways; William
Cragg, William J. Faulkner, Henry
Field, Assessors.

CIVIL WAR FERIOD

I now come to the actions of the
town in reference to Town Bounties
during the Civil War. That time that
tried the best and stoutest hearts as
to what was best to do. That time
when men were called upon not only
of their means — but of their sons —
aye of themselves, when "It is sweet
and glorious for one's country to
die", became more than a beautiful
sentiment — but meant lonely fire-
sides, less help, struggles for life.

No, that was small. It meant more
taxes, the wife at the helm. Per-
haps and too often, the mother and
lover at the bier.

In December, 1863, the following
act was passed by the Board of Su-
pervisors. I give it in full as it is
the basis for other acts:

"Resolved, that the county of
Steuben will pay $3 00 to each and
every person who has voluuteered
since its last call of the Fresident
for 300,000 men made the 17th day
of October, 1863, or who shall here-
after volunteer into the service of
the United States and be credited to
their respective towns of this county
until the quotas of the respective
towns under the last call for volun-
teers be filled.

"Resolved, that the treasurer of
Steuoen County be directed to issue
negotiable bonds of the county in
amount not exceeding a sum sufl^ic-
ient to pay $300 to each volunteer to
the full numbers of the quota of the
county, under the last call, and shall
deliver such bonds to the Supervisors
of the respective towns in sufficient
amounts to enable them to pay the
sum of $300 to each volunteer from
that from that town up to the num-
ber of the quota of said town under
said call, upon his filing with the
treasurer a bond conditioned for the
faithful performance of the trust re-
posed in him by these resolutions of
such amount as the treasurer shall
require with sufficient sureties, and
in case the Supervisor of any town
shall neglect or refuse for twenty-
five days from the date of the pass-
age of these resolutions to file such
bonds or to act in pursuance of these
resolutions, then and in that case,
such County Treasuer shall appoint
some responsible citizen of such
cov/n who will file such surety to act
in place of said Supervisor in per-
forming the duties required by these

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resolutions and shall deliver to him
such bonds in the same manner as to
the Supervisor when acting.

Other resolutions not copied.

The town held seven town meet-
ings between December, 1863 and
December, 186 4, and on only one oc-
casion that of offering $1000 to
volunteers did the town vote, nay.

I quote these meetings:

At a special town meeting held on
December 29, 186 3, the above reso-
lutions were adopted by the town of
Cohocton by a vote of 197 to 27.

At a special town meeting held on
March 8, 1864, in pursuance to a
resolution passed by the Board of
Supervisors, February 25, 1864, as
to paying $300 to each and every
person who has been mustered into
the service of the United States since
October, 1863, or who shall hereafter
volunteer into the service and be
credited to the respective towns un-
til the quotas of said towns of the
county under the call of the Presi-
dent of the United States for 500,000
made February 1, 1864, shall be fil-
ed.

"Resolved, that the resolutions
shall not apply or be binding upon
any town except upon a vote of a
majority of the electors of such town
present and voting at a town * meet-
ing at which the question shall be
submitted."

Our Supervisor, David H. Wilcox,
favored and voted for the resolution.

The vote of town at special meet-
ing March 8, 1864, was 144 to 3 for
the adoption by Cohocton.

On June 6, 1864, at a meeting of
the Town Board of Cohocton, it was
voted, "That if it shall be found im-
possible after due diligence and vig-
orous effort to fill the deficiency in
the quota of said town under the last
call of the President for 200,000 men
with volunteers obtained at an ex-
pense to said town of $300 before

the 12th day of June, 1864. Then
and in that case the Supervisor of
said town of Cohocton may and shall
pay to the Collector of Internal
Revenue in and for this district the
sum of $300 of the money provided
for volunteer bounty for each and
every person for which there shall be
a deficiency under said quota for the
procuration of a volunteer or substi-
tute."

Signed,

David H. Wilcox, Supervisor.
James F. Wood,
Thomas S. Crosby,

Justices.
E. S. Carpenter,

Town Clerk.

The Board of Supervisors on July
29, 1864, passed another resolution
to pay $200 additional which the
town, at a special meeting, held on
August 3, 1864, adopted for Cohoc-
ton, for, 105; 19 against.

The fourth special town meeting
held that year was August 23, 1864,
to ratify the resolution of the Board
of Supervisors held August 17, 1864,
authorizing an additional bounty of
$100 to all volunteers credited to the
town under the last call of the Presi-
dent for 500,000 more men made
July 18, 1864. For, 62; against, 6.

The fifth special town meeting was
held September 18, 1864, on the fol-
lowing:

"Resolved, that the Board of said
town be authorized to issue the
bonds of said town bearing annual
interest to pay said bounties this day
provided for volunteers and the
bonds issued by the Town Board be
divided into three classes. The first
class to be made payable on the 1st
day of February, 1865; 2d class on
the 1st day of February, 1866; the
3d class on the 1st day of February,
1867.

"Resolved, that the town of Co-
hocton shall raise by tax the sum of

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six thousand ($6000) for each
man who shall volunteer under the
last call of the President for 500,-
000 more men made July 18,1864, to
fill the said quota of the said town of
Cohocton, N. Y.. being ($1000) one
thousand dollars each."

I give these resolutions as written
in the town records, although it
looks as if the first should be last
and the second be first. They were
the only ones voted down during
the bounty question actions. For,
147; against, 155.

The sixth special town meeting for
1864, was held September 19, 1864.
The whole number of votes given for
and against the bounty as per reso-
lutions offered and public notice, viz-

To vote for or against a bounty
to each person who shall or has vol-
unteered into the military service of
the United States to the credit of the
town of Cohocton under the call of
the President for 500,000 more men
made July 18, 1864, as follows:

Five hundred dollars to each per-
son who shall have volunteered on
and after the 1st day of September,
186 4, and $200 to each person who
volunteered as aforesaid previous to
the 1st day of September, 18 64,
which $500 may be used by any per
son to procure a substitue to the
credit of said town, all of which said
bounty shall be in addition to all
bounties now provided, but no more
bounties than that already provided
to be paid to volunteers who entered
previous to September 1, 1864, un-
less the quota of the town was 375.
For, 229; against, 146.

At a meeting of the Town Board
of Cohocton, September 24, 1864:

"Resolved, that the Supervisor of
the town of Cohocton, N. Y., have
discretionary power of apropriating
a sufficient sum of money for the re-
lief of the families of volunteers who
are credited tq the town of Cohocton

and are now in the service of the
United States of America, to supply
their present pressing wants accord-
ing to the provisions of chapter 8 of
Lav;s of New York passed February
9, 1S64.

D. H. Wilcox, Supervisor.
W. W. Waite,
Thomas S. Crosby,
James F. Wood,
Justices of the Peace.
E. S. Carpenter,

Town Clerk.
Thus it will be seen that the town
met these trying times with a spirit
of liberality and encouragement. So
the town, bravely passed one of the
trying years of its history. Names of
those who enlisted given at close of
history. About 230 went out from
this town.

THE VILLAGE
Cohocton has but one incorporated
village within its limits at the pres-
ent time. Atlanta and North Cohoc-
ton are both thriving settlements
in the northern part of the town.

At a meeting held at the law office
of Orange S. Searl, Tuesday evening,
March 24, 1891, for the purpose of
taking action on the incorporation of
the village of Cohocton, Stephen D.
Shattuck was chosen chairman, and
Andrew E. Shults, secretary. On
motion the following committee was
appointed to make a survey and map
or territory intended to be included
in the incorporation:

J. L. Barthelme, James Fox,
Henry Maichle, James M. Reynolds,
Hiram Wygant, W. J. Shults, Valen-
tine Graser, only one of whom,
Henry Maichle, is residing here. All
others dead.

At a meeting held April 9, 1891,
the committee on survey and map
reported. Report accepted and com-
mittee discharged. The following
were appointed on census and to
have map and census posted as re-

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quired by law, and also to issue the
proper notice to the voters on the
proposed incorporation:

John F. Shults, John T. Lichius,
J. M. Reynolds, W. W. Jackson,
James Fox, W. J. Shults and Chas.
Wilder.

This committee reported, making
notice and call for election to be held
in rooms over the Fox drug store,
now back of M. A. McDowell's law
office, on Tuesday, the 14th day of
July, 1891, between the hours of 10
a. m. and 3 p. m., to determine
whether the proposed territory shall
be incorporated and be the village
corporation of Cohocton. This was
signed by thirty-two different citi-
zens within the proposed territory.
According, on July 14, 1891, the
election was held, Albert H. Wilcox,
Supervisor of the town, and Chas. E.
Crosby, Town Clerk of the town, act-
ing as inspectors of election. The
whole number of votes case was 230.
For corporation 141; against, 89, be-
ing a majority of 52 for incorpora-
tion.

The first village election was
held August 18, 18 91, and the offi-
cers elected were: James M. Rey-
nolds, President; James Fox, An-
drew E. Shults, Frank T. Baker,
Trustees.

William B. Adair, Treasurer.

Charles W. Godfrey, Collecctor.

The Board appointed Dr. Ira L.
Goff, Clerk.

John T. Lichius, Street Commis-
sioner; William H. Adair and Henry
C. Hart, Police Constables.

The water tax was voted Septem-
ber 7, 1893. Bonds for $22,500
were issued and the water system
was laid in the fall of 1893, by Sykes
Brothers of Buffalo. The tax for the
Engine House and Lockup was voted
and the building was built in the
winter of 1893-18 94.

The Presidents, Trustees and

Clerks since incorporation have been
as follows:

1891-1892, President, James M.
Reynolds; Trustees, James Fox, An-
drew E. Shults, Frank T. Baker;
Clerk, Dr. Ira L. Goff.

1893, Andrew E. Shults, Presi-
dent; Trustees, W. W. Jackson, one
year; Theodore R. Harris, two years,
Charles Oliver, two years; Clerk, Dr.
Ira L. Goff.

1894, William E. Adair, President;
Jacob L. Barthelme, Trustee; Dr. Ira
L. Goff, Clerk.

1895, William E, Adair, Presi-
dent; Thomas B. Fowler and Web-
ster Edmunds, Trustees; Dr. Ira L.
Goff, Clerk.

1896, C. W. Stanton, President;
Ard O. Dewey, Trustee; J. Leonard
Waugh, Clerk.

1897, Peter J. Rocker, President;
E. B. Slayton, W. J. Becker, Trus-
tees; Edwin S. Brown, Clerk.

1898, Peter J. Rocker, President;

E. B. Slayton, Henry Finch, Trus-
tees; Edwin S. Brown, Clerk.

1899-1900, Peter J. Rocker, Presi-
dent, E. B. Slayton, Henry Finch,
Trustees; Edwin S. Brown, Clerk.

19 01, Manley A. McDowell, Presi-
dent; E. B. Slayton, C. J. Mehlen-
bacher, Trustees; Webster Ed-
munds, Clerk.

1902, Andrew E. Shults, Presi-
dent; F. A. Tobias, Trustee; Edwin
S. Brown, Clerk.

1903, George E. Wagner, re-
signed, C. W. Stanton, President;
J. L. Barthelme, Trustee; Edwin S.
Brown, Clerk.

1904, C. W. Stanton, President;
C. C. Newcomb, Trustee; Edwin S.
Brown, Clerk.

1905, A. C. Westfall, President;

F. W. Snyder, Trustee; Edwin S.
Brown, Cle"k.

19 0 6, A. C. Westfall, President;
F. W. Snyder, Trustee; Edwin S.
Brown, Clerk. ,

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1907. Fred W. Snyder, President;
C. C. Newcomb, Manley A. McDowell,
Trustees; Edwin S. Brown, Clerk.

1908-1909, Fred W. Snyder, Presi-
dent; C. C. Newcomb. Manley A.
McDowell, Trustees; M. E. Weld,
Clerk.

1910, Andrew L. Shults, Presi-
dent; Manley A. McDowell, S. D.
Parmenter, Trustees; A. McWatters,
Clerk.

THE PRESS

In January, 1861, William Wirt
Warner with Laura E. Weld as as-
sociate editor, started a little paper
called the Cohocton Journal. It was
published for three months, so its
valedictory says. As Mr. Warner
took leave on closing out, he soon
after went west. This paper was
published on the present (McDowell)
Zeh farm.

Nothing further was done until in
April, 1870, when H. B. Newell start-
ed a paper at Cohocton called the
Cohocton Advertiser, so the paper
says. Histories say Herald.

A short time after he sold to
James C. Hewitt and the name was
changed to the Cohocton Tribune.

May 29, 187 3, William A. Carpen-
ter, when but 15 years old, son of
Ezra S. Carpenter, commenced the
publication of the Cohocton Times at
North Cohocton. In 18 74, he moved
to Cohocton, having purchased the
good will and material of the Cohoc-
ton Tribune of Mr. Hewitt, and the
paper became the Cohocon Vallej
Times — Carpenter and Fenton then
proprietors. This was purchased in
187 8, by Edgar A. Higgins, who, in
1889, sold to Stephen D. Shattuck.
who continued its publication until
his death, August, 1901. It was car-
ried on by his daughter, Mrs. Emma
G. Searl, until October, 1902.

The Atlanta News was founded at
Atlanta July 4, 1892, by Hyatt C
Hatch, who i^i October, 1892, sold to

V. L. and M. R. Tripp, and the name
changed to the Index.

In 1893, it was moved to Cohocton
and continued unil October, 1902,
Avhen V. L. Tripp, the firm having
bean dissolved, purchased the good
will and material of the Cohocton
Valley Times of Mrs. Searl, moved it
to his office in the Slayton Block and
has since continued its publication,
under the name of The Cohocton
Times-Index. In 1905, it was mov-
ed to the "Beehive" building built
about 1828, by Paul C. Cook, which
has an eventful history — now^ owned
by V. L. Tripp.

Once the western border of the
park, where in early days, took place
the early training. This park in-
cluded all the land east of the "Bee-
hive", and to the corner and down
South Main street to the Parmenter
reoidence. In this building. Liberty
Lodge, No. 510, was organized and
held its meetings from April, 1861 to
1872, eleven years. Prom this old
building now go forth items of joy
and sorrow, marriage and death.
Some of your good deeds, possibly
some of your bad.

Benj. A. Osborne in July, 18 97,
started the Steuben Times at Atlan-
ta. The 2 9th number was issued
P"'ebruary 11, 1898, and the office was
within a few days destroyed by fire,
and the good will and list purchased
by V. L. Tripp.
THE CIVIL LIST OF COHOCTON

Paul C. Cook, Member of Assem-
bly, 1827-1837.

Richard Brower, Member of As-
sembly, 1840.

Stephen D. Shattuck, Member of
Assembly, 1873-1.8 74.

Orange S. Searl, Member of As-
sembly, 1881-1882.

Hyatt C. Hatch, Member of Assem-
bly, 1898-1901.

Ira L. Goff, Coroner, 1880-1882.

Edgar A. Higgins, School Com-

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missioner, 1882-1884.

Louis H. Barnum, School Commis-
sioner, 1885-1887.

George H. Guinnip, School Com-
missioner, 1876-1881, but he was not
a resident of the town at the time.
CHURCHES
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

It was not until 1807, that we
have any record — that a sermon was
preached in the town of Cohocton or
in any of its present or former limits.
In that year Elijah Parker and
Stephen Crawford, New England
Congregationalists, came into town
with their families and at once laid
plans for religious services.

In 1808, the inhabitants met to-
gether and appointed Elijah Parker
and Stephen Crawford to lead in
public meeting.

In May, 1809, these few Christians
were visited by Rev. Aaron C. Collins
when about ten persons professed to
join in church fellowship and in
June they were visited by Rev. Abi-
gal Warren with whom they agreed,
he should preach for them and labor
among them for the period of one
year. The number was tlieu twen-
ty-five.

On October 8, 1809, they were or-
ganized into the First Congregation-
al church of Cohocton.

The original nine members were:

John Slack, Jerusha Slack, Martha
Parker, Elijah Parker, Mehitable
Parker, Stephen Crawfotd, Ruth
Crawford, Obadiah Woodward, Sybil
Woodward

Elijah Parker was elected the first
Deacon.

Horace Fowler, father of the
Fowler Brothers, Phrenologists came
in 1810, and was made a Deacon in
1816.

There was no church edifice for
about twenty years. The school
house and the residences of Horace
Fowler, and Stephen Crawford, Hor-

ace Fowler's most of the time, which
was on the grounds where the pres-
ent residence of Charles Larrowe is,
was used.

The officiating ministers of that
period included Rev. Robert Hub-
bard, Rev. Aaron C. Collins, Rev.
Joseph Crawford, 1823-1829, Rev.
Stephen Clancy, 1830, Rev. Lucius
W. Billington.

Pardon a digression, but Rev.
John Niles of Bath, Rev. David Hig-
gins of Bath, Rev. James H. Hotch-
kin of Prattsburg, Rev. Robert Hub-
bard of Angelica, the pinoeers of
Steuben and Allegany counties, all
began their ministry in the Con-
gregational church. Prattsburg
church v/as organized as a Congrega-
tional church in 1804. Bath church
in 1806, as a Congregational church.
The third oldest church, Cohocton,
was as I have said, organized as a
Congregational church, was received
into Bath Presbytery in 1820, on the
accommodating plan and did not be-
come thoroughly Presbyterian until
18 50. Some say it nearly went
back later, but since reorganization
in 1870, has had no weak knees.

Horace Fowler and Constant Cook
in 1829, were elected trustees and a
church built on lands of Horace
Fowler, just south of the present
residence of Samuel Hecox on South
Main street.

This building was dedicated as a
house of worship, February 3, 1830.
Sermon by Rev. Robert Hubbard
from Haggar 2-9. He was for many
years, 1812-1826, pastor at Angelica
and Almond, but his parish was the
whole of Allegany and western por-
tion of Steuben counties.

The church was, as I have remark-
ed, under union plan Congregational
in government, yet reporting to Pres-
bytery.

From 1832 to 1868, were rather
discouraging years for the church.

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From 1833 to 1850, the records
were lost or more probably never
written.

But I am able to say that Rev.
Stalham Clary supplied for a while.
Rev. Asa Adams, who afterwards left
the ministry from 1846 to 1851.
Rev. Joseph Strough 1851, until his
death, 1854. Rev. W. L. Andrews
from February, 1855 to January
1856.

The following also served as
ministers in the Presbyterian
church:

Rev. A. T. Wood from January,
1856 to October 1857; Rev. J. Wood-
worth from January 1858 to May
1860. From 1861 to 1871, the pul-
pit was supplied by Rev. M. B. Gels-
ton, now dead.

The Society, about the time the
church was built, built and owned a
manse, which was sold to M. S. Har-
ris in 1865, occupied many years by
Mrs. Ann Polmanteer, and is now
owned by George C. Rocker. In
1870, the Society sold the church
building which stood on South Main
street to Frank Draper who sold it to
Albertus Larrowe, who moved it
down South Main street lower end
and converted it into a dwelling
house and it was so used for a while
and burned in 1886.

In 1850, the church became fully
Prsbyterian and elected Abram
Waugh, Dennis Connor and Abram
Terry, Elders.

In 1853 it got uneasy and swung
back to Congregationalism, but this
did not suit, and October 21, 1854, it
finally settled down under the Pres-
byterian form of government and re-
elected Abram Waugh, and also
elected Alfred Ingraham and Alfred
Slack, Elders, and Calvin Blood and
Austin H. Bacon, Deacons.

Now comes the erection of the
present church edifice on the corner
of Maple Avenue and Church Street,

mainly through the efforts of the
Ladies' Society and to funds received
from the sale of the old property.

This then new church was dedicat-
ed at 10 a. m., November 14, 1872.
Sermon by Rev. Dr. Wm. E. Knox,
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Elmira. In the afternoon
of that day, Rev. Charles B. Austin
was installed the first regular pastor
of the church. Sermon by Rev. W. A.
Niles of Hornellsville. February 27,
1876, Mr. Austin preached his fare-
well sermon and soon after moved
to New York Mills where he had ac-
cepted a call to be pastor.

Various supplies officiated until
September 1, 1878, when Rev. John
Waugh entered upon his labors and
upon November 8, 1878, was in-
stalled the second pastor of the
church and has by far the longest
record as pastor in its history. He
closd his labors September 18 93,
having celebrated the 50th anniver-
sary of his ministry here in July,
1890.

He was followed October 1, 18 93,
by Rev. Frank S. Swan, who was
not installed pastor, but served the
church faithfully until January 26,
1902, when he accepted a call to Al-
mond. Rev. J. Forbes Robinson
commenced his labors here the next
Sabbath, February 2, 1902, and was
installed as the third pastor Feby.
25, 1902j^

Sermon by Rev. Arthur J. Waugh
of Phelps. Mr. Robinson closed his
pastorate November 20, 1904, and
moved to Hamburg. Rev. Samuel W.
Pratt became the supply of the pulpit
November 27, 1904, and continued
until July 30, 1906.

Rev. E. George Sarkeys became
stated supply September 9, 1906, and
continued until July, 1907, when he
returned to Tripoli, Syria.

In November, 1907, Mr. Robinson

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having moved back to Cohocton be-
came the supply.

Rev. W. Francis Berger commenc-
ed his pastorate September 5 1909,
and was installed the fourth pastor
October 19, 1909.

The present manse was built in
1879, mainly through the efforts of
Thomas Warner and Mrs. Mary
Rosenkrans. It has a fine location on
North Main street and is a large
commodious house.

In 1895, mainly through the ef-
forts of Edgar A. Higgins, a fine
chapel was built on the south end of
the church. A fine piano and fur-
niture purchased.

Besides Elijah Parker and Horace
Fowler, the following were Deacons
under the Congregational domain,
Stephen Crawford, Allen Haight,
Calvin Blood and Alphonso Bacon.

Besides Abram Waugh, Dennis
Connor, Abram Terry, Alfred In-
graham, Alexander A. Slack, Elders.
Since then he Elders under the Pres-
byterian domain and year of election
have been: 1855, Calvin Blood;
1856, Calvin V. K. Woodworth;
1859, Charles W. Bronson and Mel-
vin H. Davis; 1864, Austin H. Ba-
con; 18G9, Phillip C. Hoag; 1881,
Samuel F. Woodworth, and Dr.
Thomas B. Fowler; 1879, Clifford M.
Crouch and Samuel J. Depew; 1902,
Edwin S. Brown and J. Leonard
Waugh; 19 08, W. Healy Clark and
Bert C. Brown.

1856-1858, J Woodworth.

1S60-1S69, M. B. Gelston, Naples
supply.

November, 18 72 to February,
187 6, Charles B. Austin, first pastor.
July 1878 to September 1893, Rev.
John Waugh, second pastor.

October 1893 to January, 19 02,
Rev. Frank S. Swan.

January, 1902, to November, 1904,
Rev. Jay Forbes Robinson, third pas-
tor.

November, 1904 to July, 1906,
Rev. Samul W. Pratt.

Septmber, 1906 to July, 1907,
Rev. George E. Sarkeys.

November, 1907 to July 1909, Rev.
Jay Forbes Robinson.

Septmeber, 1909 to May, 1912,
Rev. Francis Berger, fourth pastor.

September, 1912, Rev. S. Horace
Beshgetour, fifth pastor.

To 1825, the supplies were: Rev.
H. C. Collins, Daniel Nash, Enoch
Whipple, Mr Ransom, William
Stone, Noah Smith, Joseph Craw-
ford, Stalham Carey.

To 1830: Lucius W. Billington,
Jeremiah Pomeroy, James H. Hotch-
kin, Sidney S. Brown.

Records lost from 1835 to 1850.
1843 to 1847, Stalham Carey, sup-
plied.

1850 to 1856, Joseph Strough
1854 to 1856, Rev. A. T. Wood.
A Ladies' Missionary Society was
organized in 1878 with Mrs John
Waugh, President; Mrs. M. W. Har-
ris, Vice President; Mrs. Thomas
Warner, Secretary; Mrs. Dr. Sax-
ton, Treasurer.

The Ladies' Aid Society has been
a strong factor in the work of the
church and many dollars and many
improvements have found their way
into its v/ork.

The new church, the extensive re-
pairs of 1889, when the hard wood
finish was put on the inside of the
j building, and plastered walls, a thing
of the past, the two former carpets,
I the present one being the gift of Mr.
I and Mrs. W. H. Clark are part of
i their willing efforts.
I I regret to say that forgetting the
I coming of histories, the minutes
i that were kept of the early Mission-
I ary Society and the Ladies' Aid were
consigned to the flames at hous-
' cleaning time and up went in smoke
j the records and name of many a
I faithful worker and clearer of debt.

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THE METHODIST EPtSCOFAL
CHURCH, COHOCTON

(Facts by Rev. R. E. Brettle)

The Methodist Itinerent must have
appeared ia Cohoctou at an early
date, though we have no definite
record of the first service held by
them in this place.

Some of the earlier services were
held by them in a barn on Lavreace
VanWormr's place (now J. D. Flint
farm). By 1S29, a class of eighteen
members was formed and on Feby
24, 1S29, the Society was legally in-
corporated. Cyi .:3 Strong and Syl-
vanus Calkins presided at the
meeting at which the following
were elected trustees: David Lusk,
Isaac S. Kidder, Ebenezer Connor,
Paul C. Cook and Cornelius Crouch.

In 1830, a subscription was cir-
culated for funds with which to
build a church. The subscriptions
were made, it seems with the condi-
tion that "Said meeting house if
built is to be free for all authorized
preachers of the gospel to preach in
when not wanted, to be occupied by
the Methodist Society."

The deed of the church lot is to
the trustees of the First Methodist
Episcopal church society of the town
of" Cohocton and their successors in
oflfice and to no others.

Evidently the lot was not bought
subject to the conditions under
which the funds to build the church
were collected.

The meetings of the young society
were held chiefly at the home of Ca-
leb Crouch (on present Warner
hous lot), until the completion of the
church some time in 1831, probably
the new house of worship was dedi-
cated on March 10, 1832. Rev.
Samuel Bibbins presided at the first
annual meeting, which is recorded
after incorporation. He is the first
minister mentioned in the local

records which are somewhat frag-
mentary.

The first annual meeting recorded
as held in the meeting house was
held April 26, 1836, Paul C. Cook
presiding.

From 1839 to 1845, there are no
records of annual meetings, though
doubtless, the society continued to
exist through this period. A reor-
ganization was effected January 13,
1845.

Until 1873, the society was a part
of the "Cohocton charge", which in-
cluded as late as 1871, three other
churches, the North Cohocton church
being among the number.

In 1873, a change was made and
this church was set apart by itself
and called "Liberty charge" to v/hich
the society at Loon Lake was at-
tached as an out appointment. This
arrangement remained in force until
1877, when Wallace was substituted
for Loon Lake.

A change was again made in 187S
and the present arrrangement went
into effect, Lent Hill church takes
the place oi: Wallace.

Among the earlier pastors, the?
name of Father Story is mentioned.
We also find that Revs. Beers,
Parker, Mandaville, Curtis, Knapp
and Spinks prior to 1871.

The following is a complete list
of the pastors who have served this
charge and dates of their incum-
bency prior to 1871. The dates read
from October to October of years
mentioned.

J. B. Countryman, 1871-1872.

Henry Vosburg, 1872-1874.

William Wardell, 1874-1875

Daniel W. Gates, 1875-1878.

Andrew Purdy, 1878-1881.

Henry Vosburg, 1881-1882.

James D. Requa, 1882-1883.

E. G. W. Hall, 1883-1885
. James B. Peck, 1885-1886.

Homer B. Mason, 1886-1888.

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George S. Spencer, 1888-1891.
Benjamin F. Hitchcock, 1891-1894.

Thomas F. Parker, 1894-1895.

Carlos G. Lowell, 1895-1896.

Andrew W. Decker, 189 6-1897.

Thomas C. Bell, 1897-1898.

Harvy J. Owen, 1898-1900.

Chas. R. Morrow, 1900-1902.

Robert E. Brettle, 1902-1905.

John W. Torkington, 1905-1908.

lira K. Libby, 1908-1909.

Rev. E. A. Anderson, 1909-1910.

Rev. F. H. Dickerson, 1910-1911.

Rev. D. L. Pitts, 1911-1912

Rev. Chas. Collins, 1912-1913.

Rev. Wm. T. Harrington, 1913.

The church edifice was remodeled
and enlarged in 1872, at a cost of
$2,000. The year previous about 15
rods of land had been purchased
north of the old church to furnish
room for additional sheds.

Some eighteen years ago the Socie-
ty purchased of John B. Wirth his
new house on Wheeler street for a
parsonage and it has since been oc-
cupied as such.

During the spring of 1905, the last

remaining debt upon that building

had been paid, funds being raised

therefor, by the Ladies' Aid Society,

Epworth League and by subscription,

and the Society now rejoices in a

free elegant home for its pastor.

LADIES' AID OF THE M. E.

CHURCH

(By Mrs. C. W. Stanton)

Fifty years ago this Society was
organized, 1854. Its original fea-
tures, objects and aims, can perhaps
be best renewed by quoting from our
book of records some of its rules and
proceedings which were made and
recorded at the time. Upon the first
pages we find as follows:

"At a meeting v/hich was called
for purpose of organizing a benev-
olent Society, Rev. John Knapp was
appointed chairman of the meeting
and V. VanWormer, Secretary.

The meeting moved and voted that
the Society should be named the
Female Benevolent Circle of the
M. E. church at Liberty.

The Circle moved and voted that
the regular meetings be held once a
month.

Voted by the Circle that the
gentleman should pay one shilling
{i2y2 cents) and the ladies should
pay six pense at each meeting, and
the meetings should be opened by
prayer.

The Circle voted that the annual
contributions of each member be
two shillings. Voted that the chair-
man appoint a committee to draft
a constitution, and Rev. J. Knapp,
A. M. Spooner, Mary E. Spooner and
Julia Barton were appointed such
committee."

The meeting adjourned to Decem-
ber 16, 18 5 4. Pursuant to adjourn-
ment the Circle met and adopted
the constitution and by-laws and
the following officers were elected:

President, Susan M. Draper.
Vice President, Lucretia Rathbone.

Secretary, Julia A. Barton.
Treasurer, Mrs. Anna VanWormer.

Managers, M. E. Spooner, H. M.
Spooner, Ann M. Wheeler, Cynthia
Hagadorn, Anna VanWormer and
Minerva Huff.

It was voted that the first regular
meeting of the Circle be on the first
Tuesday in January, 1855, at V.
VanWormer's. Received in cash $7.

The names of the original mem-
bers were: Rev. J. Knapp, Mrs. J.
Knapp, Valentine VanWormer, Mrs.
(V) Anna VanWormer, Mrs.
(James) Susan Draper, Melissa El-
dred, Mrs. Huff, Mrs. Whiting, Hes-
ter Peck, Ann VanWormer, after-
wards Mrs. Polmanteer, Julia A.Bar-
ton, afterwards Mrs. Rathbone,
Cynthia Hagadorn, Mrs. Ann M.
Wheeler (Mrs. N. J.), Evelyn Hall,
afterwards Mrs. Hendryx, Lucretia

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Rathbone, Mrs. VanHouten, James
Farnsworth, N. J. Wheeler, Zilphia
VanWormer (Mrs. Mattison of
Michigan), Edwin A. Draper, T.
Hoag, James H. Barton, Wallace
Hendryx, S. H. Hagadorn, Hubbard
S. Rathbun, B. S. Johnson, Stillman
Fisher, Chas. Hagadorn, A. M.
Spooner, Mrs. A. M. Spooner, Char-
lotte Hendryx, Helen M. Davis (Mrs.
Rosenkrans of Wayland), Adella
Spooner (now Mrs. Way), A. J.
Brown, J. D. Hendryx, Helen Rath-
bone (Mrs. Higgins), L. D. Connor,
Daniel Ward, Luther Eldred, J. F.
Edmunds, Thom.. ^ Narcomb, Mary
Horr, Mrs. Myers, Wm. St. John, Jas.
Draper, Austin Hall, Ann W. Chase.

Thus you see that during the 50
years that have passed away since
the Society was organized by far in
fact, with three or four exceptions,
the original forty-nine, have finished
their earthly course and gone home
to their reward, and of five now liv-
ing, only two are members now.

The name Female Benevolent
Society was changed to the Ladies'
Aid Society on November 19th, 1867.
The constitution and by-laws which
were reported and adopted at that
time is not only a good business
document, but also bases the Society
on benevolence and doing good.

Those laws of our predecessors did
not, however, encourage excessive
luxury, but strictly prohibited the
furnishing of tea and coffee or of
more than one kind of cake at the
refreshment tables.

But the changes and experiences of
latter years have tended to some-
what modify the severity of this
provision and it is no longer enforc-
ed.

One of the other wise provisions
laid down in these original laws
obligates all members to respect each
other's characters and feelings in our
words and conduct both in the Circle

and out of it.

As this is a female Society it is of
course, unnecessary to say that this
particular rule has always been
stictly observed.

Although so few of our original
members now remain, yet the va-
cancies caused by death and change
of residence, have been filled by new
residents and new recruits and our
membership has always been kept
up, and has not been confined to any
creed.

Some other sections of our origi-
nal by-laws directed that the meet-
ings continue from seven until ten
o'clock p. m., and that the leading
object shall be to promote as far as
possible the cause of benevolence at
home and abroad. The meetings
have been habitually attended by
persons of all ages, and all forms of
religious belief, and as one active
worker after another has disap-
peared from our midst, others have
grown up or come among us to take
their places. As a result of their
labors, $6127.3 7 has been raised and
has been expended in doing good.

According to the dictates of jus-
tice, prosperity and benevolence, and
it has been from the friends of the
Society and the labors of its mem-
bers, that the rents have been met,
the church building furnished and
our treasury has often proved the
reserve fund from which many a
serious difficulty in the way of the
church has been tided over.

The ladies have always given their
labors and supplied refreshments
with bountiful hands. The Society
has always been social in its charac-
ter, and many and long are the
friendships which have grown up
and been maintained in and through
its influence. Many children and
young people have formed and re-
tained good habits for life through
its influences.

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In receiving and reviewing the
situation and the work which has
been accomplished we become more
fairly convinced that the origina-
tors of this Society, "Builded better
then than they knew". Now let us
brethren and sisters, to continue and
perpetuate the good work already
so well begun that when another
hfty years have passed and when so
few shall be there in attendance, the
remembrance of many pleasant and
profitable works, associations and in-
fluences through the intervening
years will call together many people
who will thank us as we, now thank
those who have gone before us and
show that our labors have continu-
ed to bear good fruit.

E. V. S.
THE M. E. CHURCH, LENT HILL

In 1831, a class was organized
which resulted in the formation of a
Society known as the First 'Jnion
Society of Cohocton and PraLtjburg.
For a time they worshipped in a log
school house that stood on the cor-
ner nearly opposite the present
church building, which was erected
in 183 4. Its first trustees were:
Philip Hatch, Hiram Ketch, Darius
Field, Robert Stanton, E. Holcomb
and J. D. Smith, with Hiram Ketch
as class leader.

This charge for a time belonged
to the Cohocton charge which then
iu'jluded North Cohocton, Cohocton.
Lent Hill and Loon Lake churches.

In 18 73, the Lent Hill church was
attached to the North Cohocton
charge. Up to 1878, since which time
it has belonged to the Cohocton
charge, and regular services are held
there each Sabbath under the charge
of the Cohocton pastor at two p. m.
At other hours on the Sabbath day
there is preaching of the Wesleyan
and at times others from different
denominations.

The Society has a fair church

building on a sightly place on Lent

Hill.

ST. PAUL'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

The original members of St. Paul's
Lutheran church formerly belonged
to the Lutheran church at Perkins-
ville. On account of the distance
which they had to go to attend wor-
ship it was decided to establish a
church at Cohocton, which was done
in 1860, under the ministry of Rev.
Mr. Strobel.

The original members were Jacob
Neu, Theobold Neufang, Franz Sick,
Fred Zimmer, Jr., Phillip Sick, 3d.
Fred Zimmer, Sr., Adam Neu, Philip
Zimmer, Adam Drum, J. A. Schwin-
gel, Carl Volz, Peter Ebersold, Fred-
erick Neu, Jacob Zimmer, George
Wagner, John P. Groff, John Paul,
J. N. Drum, Philip Voltz, John Voltz,
Jacob Voltz, Carl Fishner, Christian
Klein, Frederick Wittig, Christian
Drum, Christian Fuchs, George
Voltz, John Benschneider, Frederick
Land, Jacob Schwitzer, Jacob Sick,
Harriet Ebersold, George Voltz, Jr.,
Jacob Drum, Frederick Kerserman,
George Shoultice, John Beechner,
Philip Bartz, Philip Sick, 2d.

The original church building
erected in the early history of the
church was 30x40. Since then an
enlargement of sixteen feet has been
added to the rear of the church and
but a few years ago extensive im-
provements were made.

In 1869, came a division, a portion
of the members going to form Zion's
Lutheran church.

The following ministers have serv-
ed the church in the order named:

Rev, Hascal, Rev. Edward Werner,
Rev. M. Dunning, Rev. P. Spindly.

Rev. Edward Barnam, June 18 69-
December 1869.

Rev. August Weisel March 1870-
May 1872.

Rev. Hin.bler June 187o-Decem-
ber 1873.

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Rev. Herr January 1874-October
1879.

Rev. E. J. Sander February 1880-
May 1886.

Rev. H. Nauss May 1886-
June 1893.

Rev. J. L. PfeifEer October 189 3-
(died) November 189 6.

Rev. H. Koch August 1896-August
1900.

Rev. W. F. Malte November 1900.

The church is in a flourishing con-
dition and maintains a school taught
by the pastor. It has a fine parson-
age near the church.

ZION'S LUTHERAN CHURCH

This Society was organized in
1869, by those who separated from
St. Paul's Society that year.

The church building is a 30x50
main, with a school room attached
18x30 and stands in the south wes-
tern portion of the village. Rev.
Beauregard was the first pastor of
the Society under whom the church
building was erected and dedicated
•January 2, 1871. Since then the pas-
tors and service have been:

Rev. Otto Tele 1869-1873.

Rev. Koemer 1873-1874.

Rev. Hourlin 1874-1875.

Rev. Jacob Buckstahler 1875-
October 1877.

Rev. Jacob Steinheizer 1877-
1878.

Rev. Louis Guber December 1878-
December 187 9.

Rev. John Schaefer July 1879-May
1880

Rev. T. H. Becker June 1880-Feb-
ruary 1886.

Rev. J. Roesch May 1886-March
1891.

Rev. Otto P'osselt September 1891-
May 1893.

Rev. W. E. Rommel August 1895-
1898.

Rev. Leo Gross 1898-1900.

Rev. Josph Rechsteiner October
1900-August 1902.

Rev. Henry Hansen October 1902-
March 1908.

Rev. C. F. Tieman November
1908.

The first officers of the Society
were Godfrey Dantz, Chairman; Com-
rad Mehlenbacher, David Fleishman,
George Bolster, Daniel Sick, Elders;
John Fritting, Secretary; Godfrey
Fleishman, Treasurer.

The officers of the church August,
1905, were Louis Mehlenbacher,
John Strobel, Jacob Harvey, Elders;
H. W. Schwingel, Fred Rowe, Chris.
Miller, John Schwingel, Fred Pries,
Christian Strobel, Trustees; Chris.
Miller, Treasurer; Fred Pries, Secre-
tary.

H. W. Schwingel, John Schwingel
and Christian Strobel, Collectors.

The membership at first was 58. It
is now over 70.

The Society has a parsonage near
the church.

The Ladies' Aid Society was or-
ganized January 8, 1880, by Rev. J.
Schaefer with the following officers:

Mrs. Bergman, President.

Mrs. George Bolster, Vice Presi-
dent.

Mrs. Strob-3l, Secretary.

There were twenty-three members,
many of whom are dead. At the
present time the membersnp is
about the same.

In 1905, the officers were:

Mrs. Rose Wittig, President.

Mrs. Christina Radance, Vice
President.

Mrs H. Hansen, Secretary.

Mrs. Mary Pries, Treasurer.
UNIVERSALIST CHURCH,
COHOCTON
(Mrs. Albert H. Wilcox)

As to the earliest services held by
the Universalist Society, Rev. A. H.
Curtis writes: November 25, 1830.
as follows:

"At Cohocton (Liberty Corners)
our regular congregations are large

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and attentive. I commenced labor-
ing among them about the first day
of May last. Universalism is a new
thing here. I believe that not more
than two or three discourses had
ever been delivered here by ministers
of our faith until the commencement
of my labors among them. I think
God has lighted a candle here which
the people are determined not to
conceal under a bushel. A spirit of
free inquii'y prevails to a great ex-
tent and I firmly believe the time is
not far distant when they shall be-
come conspicuous as a Christian
Society."

Be it remembered that at a meet-
ing of the Universalist Society held
at the school house in School District
No. 5, in the town of Cohocton on
the 28th day of January, 1833, pur-
suant to public notice and according
to the statute incorporating roMgious
societies in such case made ji.n i pro-
vided, Caleb Crouch and Peter
Haight were duly nominated and
elected to preside at such meeting
and to certify and return the pro-
ceedings therof to the Clerk of said
County.

That at said meeting it v/as unani-
mously resolved and agreed that said
Society should forever thereafter be
known as the First Universalist
Society of the town of Cohocton.

That the following persons were
then and there duly elected trustees
of said Society, to wit:

Daniel H. Davis, Br;nona Danks
Caleb Crouch, Paul C. Cook, Eleazer
Tucker and Levi Smith, and that said
trustees and their successors shall
forever hereafter be known and
called by the name of the Trustees of
the First Universalist Sosiety of Co-
hocton. In witness whereof we have
set our hands and seals the day and
year above written.

Peter Haight.
Caleb Crouch,

They were among the earlier set-
tlers of Cohocton and with many
more of the most respectable and in-
fluential citizens were firm believers
in the doctrine of the final salvation
of all men.

Such men as Peter Haight, Levi
Smith, Simeon Holmes, Eleazer
Tucker, Benjamin Warner, Lucius
Shattuck, David Parmenter, John
Larrcwe. Darius Crosby and many
others were of the class.

Although they did not organize as
a church they often held meetings
and had preaching either at their
own houses or at some school house
in town until after the M. B. church
was built by the united efforts of all
denominations with the understand-
ing that it shoud be free to all. They
worshipped there until 1858, when
one Sunday afternoon upon going to
the church to hold meetings as usual
they found themselves shut out, the
door being locked, and no one know-
ing where the key could be found
they had to adjourn their services
for this time. This was the begin-
ning of the feeling which resulted
finally in the building of the First
Universalist church of Cohocton.

A meeting was held September 19,
18 59, at which David H. Wilcox was
made chairman. At this meeting
Franklin Larrowe, Amos W. Chase
and David H. Wilcox were elected
trustees and a regular church or-
ganization formed as required by
statute. A subscription was circu-
lated and money enough subscribed
to warrant the commencement of
erecting a church at once. Among
the most liberal in giving for this
purpose we find such men as John
Larrowe and his sons, Franklin and
Albertus, F. N. Drake, N. J. Wheeler,
u. H. Wilcox, E. A. Parmenter, T. S.
Crosby, I. M. Tripp, Benjamin War-
ner, A. W. Chase, P.F. Horr, Stephen
Philips, John Kellogg, C O. Smith,

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G. E. W. Herbert, L. D. Shattuck,
Austin Hall, Israel Hoagland and
others.

The church was commenced in
1860, but was not completed until
September 1863. It is located on
Maple Avenue, is a fine building and
cost about $3000. The dedication
sermon was preached by Rev. J. M.
Austin of Auburn, N Y. Soon after
the erection of the church the Socie-
ty engaged the services of Rev. J. H.
Tuller, who remained with them
about two years Then Rev. Mr.
Cheney and Rev. O. B. Clark were
also settled pastors. But the old
church book being lost there is no
way of knowing the length of time of
their stay, or names of others that
held services here after which they
had no settled pastor and only oc-
casional services until the year 1891,
Rev. B. B. Fairchild settled here
and remained for three years, the
first to settle here on opening the
church after being closed for many
years. It was his first charge after
graduating from the Theological
School of the St. Lawrence Universi-
ty at Canton, N. Y. He was ordained
in this church. Rev. I. M. Atwood
preached the ordination sermon from
James 5-20.

A Sunday School was started
with a good attendance, also a
Young People's Christian Union, and
a Ladies' Aid Society, which was a
great help to the Society financially.

In December, 189 3, Rev. Herbert
P. Morrell settled here until the year
1896. In June 1897, Rev. Charles
F.Bushnell was engaged and remain-
ed until May 1899. Then after a few
months Rev. Isaac K. Richardson
was engaged and stayed about three
years.

July 1, 1904, Rev. Clara E. Mor-
gan came and was pastor, preaching
every other Sabbath evening, when
she accepted a call to Perry, N. Y.

Her morning service the day here
was at So. Dansville. The alternate
Sabbath she preached at Conesus.
She was a resident of Cohocton dur-
ing her pastorate here and the Socie-
ty deeply regretted her departure.
She had good congregations and did
good work here. She had the help
of M. Louise Blanchard, the lady
who lived with her, who was a fine
musician and singer. The church
has since been closed.

In talking with a prominent mem-
ber of the Universalist Society, he
said: "Our Society has a fine church,
well finished and furnished, free
from debt. We are happy to furnish
a respectable place for worship to
any who believe in God — the Maker
and Ruler of all things for the doors
of the church are always open cheer-
fully to their Brethren in Christ, no
matter by what name."

During the years 1872 and 187 3,
the Presbyterian Society being with-
out a house of worship, they had the
free use of the Universalist church
until their present church was com-
pleted and again in 1878-187 9, also
in 1889, during repairs on their
church building.

ST. PIUS' CATHOLIC CHURCH
(Rev. S. B. Englerth)

Before the year 1860, the few
Catholics who settled in and around
Cohocton (Liberty) went to church
to Perkinsville (that church having
been built in 1850. The long dis-
tance and rough roads however, of-
tentimes compelled people to remain
at home away from divine service
and the holy sacrifice of the mass —
who would gladly have gone. It was
a heroic act on the part of many to
walk several miles to church on Sun-
days, for it was a common occur-
ance to see women back and forth
between Cohocton and Perkinsville,
and there are those living today who
I either did themselves or saw others

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pushing baby carriages with one or
two passengers in them from here to
Perkinsville.

Certainly worthy examples to en-
courage the present generation ever
to make sacrifices for the honor and
glory of God. It is known that many
walked from ten to twenty miles to
church.

It was in 1860 that the Catholics
here received permission from the
Rev. Bishop Timon of Buffalo to
erect a church at Liberty (now Cos-
hocton), and the Rev. Michael Steger
of Dansville, N. Y., was appointed to
undertake the seemingly difficult
task. For the first time he celebrat-
ed the holy sacrifice of the mass in
the home of Urban (John) Gehrig
and in 18G1, built the first frame
structure which was 34x48 at a cost
of about $1400, and for the erection
of which the few Catholics living in
this vicinity and the non-Cat'iolics
contributed most generously, aj, the
records show. We would gladly
publish the list but space does not
permit, and we hope to do so on an-
other occasion.

In October 1861 the first public
worship was held in the new edifice
by Rev. Steger, who then lived in
Bath, having gone there from Dans-
ville. On the 6th of May, 1863, the
Rev. Bishop Timon administered the
sacrament of Confirmation for the
first time and gave the church its
present name in honor of St. Pius,
the Fifth.

The first Board of Trustees con-
sisted of Conrad Shults, Urban
Gehrig, J. Theodore Lichius.

The parsonage was built in 1880.
Rev. Finger was the first resident
pastor. By reason of the increase of
Catholics the church was enlarged
in 1883, and in the same year the
first bell, which did service nineteen
years, was donated to the church by
Mrs. Mary A. Shults.

The members of St. Pius' church
being desirous to have a little school
in which their children could receive
religious instruction built a school
house near the church in 1889. The
school was conducted by some
sisters of St. Joseph from Buffalo
and later on by a lay teacher, but
owing to the scarcity of children, it
was discontinued in 1898.

In December 1894, the church was
free from indebtedness when a final
payment of $527.75 was made on
the mortgage held against the
church.

In November, 1896, the sum of
$1500 was borrowed to pay for im-
provements made during that year.
This sum was paid in full April 1904,
by a payment of $513.87.

In June 1902 the new bell pur-
chased from the Meneely Bell Co., of
Troy, was blessed by the Right Rev.
Bishop McQuaid and placed in the
tower. This bell weighs a little over
900 pounds and cost $350, which
amount was raised by subscription.

In the latter part of the year, 1896
the counties of Steuben, Schuyler,
Chemung and Tioga were added to
the diocese of Rochester, and since
that time is under the jurisdiction of
the Bishop of Rochester.

He administerd the sacrament of
Confirmation here for the first time
June 19, 1898.

The following are the priests who
have served the church as pastors:

Rev. Michael Steger, June 1860-
June 1864. .

Rev. F. R. Mazarel June 1864-
January 1868.

Rev. L. Vanderpool January 1868-
January 1869.

Rev. M. J. Darcy January 1869-
August 1872.

Rev. Sebastian B. Gruber August
1872-July 1873.

Rev. Aloyosius Bachman July
1873-May 1874.

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Rev. J. Nibling May 1874-March
1875.

Rev. A. Geisenroff March 1875-
June 1878.

Rev. Joseph Finger June 1878-
August 1881.

Rev. George Zaicher August 18 61-
September 1885.

Rev. G. H. Gysen September 1885-
July 1886.

Rev. Joseph Fisher July 18 8 6-
Geptember 1888.

Rev. A. Geyer September 1888-
November 1891.

Rev. M. Krischel November 1891-
July 1897.

Rev. John F. Bopple July 18 97-
June 1901.

Rev. Sebastian B. Englerth June
19 01- January 1907.

Rev. P. A. Erras January 1907-
June 1908.

Rev. F. Scheid June 1908.

UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH

OF BROWN HILL

(By Rev. R. E. Wilson)

This church was organized in
1893. The building was erected
and dedicated in 1894. The organi-
zation of the class and the prepara-
tion for building was under the
leadership of Rev. S. E. Koantz, the
pastor. The completion of the build-
ing and its dedication the following
year (1894) was under the pastorate
of Rev. J. W. Thompson

The first trustees were W. H.
Boardman, Frank Harwood, Leon
Mattoon, Cornelius Calleghan, E. L.
Fairbrother and Bion E. Slayton.

From the dedication the following
is a list of pastorates and dates of

service:

I. K.

Dayton

March 1895-July

1895.

R. E.

Wilson

July 18 9 5-March

1897.

C. W.

Guinter

March 18 9 7- July

1900.

H. C. Guthrie July 19 00-March
1904

R. E. Wilson March 1904.

The pastors here also preach at
the South church, Loon Lake, built
for a Union church.

The South Loon Lake church has
been served by the pastors of the
United Evangelical church since
1875.

NORTH COHOCTON AND ATLAN-
TA CHURCHES
(By Dr. A. L. Gilbert)

The Methodist Episcopal church of
North Cohocton seems to have been
a pioneer in this section and the first
class was formed in 1816, by Chester
Y. Adgate and Mica Segan. Those
uniting at that time were Eleazer
Dewey and wife, James Moulton,
Mary Moulton, Abigal Moulton,
Timothy Dewey and wife. David
Lusk and Caleb Boss and wife.

From this time it appears that
meetings were held at stated seasons
weekly and with preaching every
two, four or six weeks, usually at the
River school house situated at the
north east corner of the four corners
just east of the river bridge. In af-
ter years prayer meetings with an
occasional preaching service were
held at the Parks (now Moulton)
sciiool house one mile west of North
Cohocton.

Meetings were also held at the
County Line one and one-fourth
miles and Quaker meetings in the
Raymond district two miles south of
North Cohocton (District No. 4.)

As there was no church building,
quarterly meetings were held in
barns and in the woods, people com-
ing from many miles around to re-
main over the Sabbath, subjecting
themselves and their entertainers to
great inconveniences and discomfort
but cheerfully endured on both sides,
that they might receive the joy of
. the Lord.
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As far as I have been able to as-
certain Bath and Dansville circuits
at one time, and afterwards Cohoc-
ton and Naples circuit, embracing all
tho. surrounding smaller points
where classes had been formed, en-
joyed the ministry in the due order
of appointments of Revs. Fowler,
Arnold, Cummings, Pingree, Pindar,
Cyrus Story, George Wilkinson,
Robert Parker, Benager WilUams,
Stephen Tromly, William Jones,
Henry Wisner, Theodore McElhar-
ney, Joseph Ashwort, Veramus
Brownell, Alkinson, A. C. Haywood
and J. B. McKenney.

Early in the summer of 1842, a
camp meeting was held in the woods
owned by William Shepard about one
mile west of North Cohocton. It was

house of worship. Rev. Joseph
Chapman was at that time the
Methodist leader.

On January 26, 1846, a meeting
was held at the River school house
for the purpose of organizing a
church society — that could legally as
a corporate tody perform church
functions. There were present. Rev.
Joseph Chapman, Henry Morehouse,
David SpauMing, Rice Moulton,
Richard Moulton, Ashel Tyler, Henry
Totten and William Terry. They pro-
ceeded in due form to organize a
Methodist Episcopal Society for
North Cohocton.

Thre had been a simiar organiza-
tion before, but it had fallen to
pieces through neglct, death and re-
movals. At a second meeting held

in charge of Rev. William Babcock — July 16, 1846, Dr. Eleazer Hall and

presiding Elder and Theodore Mc-
Elharney preacher in charge of the
circuit. I think at that tims may
have embraced Cohocton, Loo-i Lake,
Lnt Hill, North Cohocton, Naples
and possibly Italy.

Soon after the removal of William
A. Gilbert and wife to North Cohoc-
ton in 1846, who were active mem-
bers of the M. E. church at Dansville,
they keenly felt the lack of church
privileges.

There had already been talk of
building a church. It was then en-
tered into with earnestness. One ob-
stacle was what kind of a church it
should be — there being Methodist
Episcopal, Wesleyans, Universalists,
Presbyterians and Baptists, the M. E
and Wesleyans constituting about
onehalf. The M. B. among whom
were: W. A. Gilbert, Rice Moul-
ton, Ashel Tyler, Hiram Spaulding
and Joseph C. Green pressed the
Methodist project with such energy,
the Presbyterians and Baptists
joined them and finally all personal
desires and prejudices were sub-
ordinate to one purpose of having a

W. A. Gilbert were elected trustees.
August 27, 1846, a contract was
signed with Virgil W. Kimball for
building a church according to
plans submitted. The trustees at
that time being Dr. Eleazer Hall,
Ashel Tyler, Richard Moulton, Wm.
A. Gilbert tind Joseph Crouch.

At the annual trustee meeting
held at the store of Wm. A. Gilbert
July 6, 1847, Rice Moulton was elect-
ed a trustee in place of Joseph
Crouch whose term: had expired.
Joseph L. Green in the place of
Eleazer Hall, removed, and Samuel
G. Fowler in place of Richard Moul-
ton, removed. The record is signed
J. B. McElharney as president and
W. A. Gilbert as clerk.

The church was dedicated in the
summer of 1847, by Rev. Jonas
Dodge, Presiding Elder.

The M. E. Society had preaching
here every second Sabbath morning
and evening. The Presbyterians had
preaching every second Sabbath
morning, and the Baptists on the
evening of that Sabbath. The Uni-
versalist Advents, Unitarians, Swed-

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enborgians held meetings occasion-
ally on some week day evening.

As North Cohocton had no par-
sonage Rev. Mr. McKinney lived at
Cohocton charge, as it was known
embracing the whole town until
1S71, North Cohocton and Lent Hill
being then made one charge, and Co-
hocton and Loon Lake another. In
1878, Lent Hill was added to Cohoc-
ton and Ingleside added to North Co-
hocton.

The church has been thoroughly
repaired, sheds added and is today a
fine commodious church building.

Since Mr. McKinney the pastors
and years of service counting from
month of September, time of confer-
ence are the dates:

1848 Hiram Sandlord.

1849 John Spinks.

1850 James Hall.

18 52 William Potter.
1853, Robert Parker.
1854 John Knapp.

1857, Henry Wisner.

1858, Henry Harpst.
1859 A. D. Edgar.

1861 William W. Mandeville.

1863, Stephen Brown.

1865 James Duncan.

During this pastorate twenty-two
withdrew frorr the M. B. church to
form the Free Methodist church.

1867 Rev. Nathan N. Beers.

1868 William Merritt.

1869 Claudius G. Curtis.
1871 J. B. Countryman.
1874 J. E. Tiffany.

1876 J. E. King.

1877 George W. Terry.
1879 Isaac Everett.
1882 A. F. Countryman.
1885 John H. Martin.
1889 Albert Norton.
1891David A. Parcells.
1892 David C. Nye.

1898 Albert W. Decker.

1899 W. Irving Janes.

1900 O. A. Retan.
1904 Elmer E. Jones.

1908 George W. Richmire.

1909 Rev. A. O. Taylor.

THE LADIES' AID SOCIETY OF

NORTH COHOCTON M. E.

CHURCH

(Mrs. F. A. Wetmore)

The Ladies' Aid Society of the
M. E. church of North Cohocton was
organized in 1882. The first offi-
were:

Mrs. Frank A. Wetmore, President
Mrs. A. L. Gilbert, Vice President
Mrs. Rufus Waite, Secretary
Miss H. M. Moulton, Treasurer
We have endeavored with the help
of God to create a more social ele-
ment in our community and assist in
raising money for the current ex-
penses of our church. We have al-
ways furnished a comfortable home
for our pastor's family to reside in,
it being well furnished by yearly
adding to it such articles as were
useful. We have always paid in-
surance on the church property. We
paid largely on the repairs to the
church in 1887, and have newly car-
peted it since that time.

As we look back over the past
twenty-three years we feel that we
have made advancement in the way
of sociability and helping to fur-
nish money for everj' needful pur-
pose.

We wish to speak of Mrs. Emily J.
(Mrs. A. L.) Gilbert, our deceased
sister who so ably assisted in our
work and who is sadly missed in our
Society.

The officers in 1905 were:
Mrs. Martha Stanton, President
Mrs. Eliza Wheaton, Vice Presi-
dent

Mrs. (Frank) Mary L. Wetmore,
Secretary

Mrs. E. L. Bloom, Treasurer.

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THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,

ATLANTA

(Mrs. H. C. Hatch)

As Dr. Gilbert in his reminiscenses
says: The Presbyterians had

preaching in the new M. E. church
after its dedication in 1847, every
other Sabbath forenoon. Before that
they had occasional preaching in the
school house, with Rev. Mr. Chitten-
den for about a year; Rev. Asa
Adams for something over a year.
About 1850 these services were
dropped.

Not until April 8, 1894, when the
first church services of the present
church were held in the Waite Opera
House, Mr. W. P. Wisewell of Naples,
having secured the services of Rev.
H. P. McAdams of Rochester, who
preached from the text, Rom. 10-17,
"Faith Cometh by Hearing and
Hearing the Word of God", and he
read the lesson to us. "How can they
hear unless they have a preacher"?
The words sank deep into our hearts
and we felt that indeed we must be
up and doiag ihe Lord's work.

There were 133 present at thio
meeting and 100 of them were peo-
ple who could not be or wem noc
regular attendants at any church
service. There were nearly as many
present in the evening, and it
has been estimated that 150 differ-
ent people were present during the
day. A collection was taken morn-
ing and evening to defray the ex-
penses which amounted to a trifle
over $11.00.

At the close of the morning ser-
vices the question was discussed
whether or not services should be
continued. Several remarks v.'ere
made in favor of so doing. Pledges
were taken for the payment of a cer-
tain sum each Sabbath until July 1st,
and nearly enough was raised to de-
fray the expenses of a supply. One
week before this service the canvass

of the town had been made by Mrs.
Edith A. Hatch and Mrs. Lucretia D.
Wetmore (these with Mrs. Elizabeth
Pierce, Mrs. Sarah Conderman and
Mrs. Judith A. Clayson, who were
connected with Presbyterian

churches elsewhere.)

In almost every house we heard:
"Oh, we should be so glad to have
regular services here". One lady
with tears in her eyes said: "Oh, I
am so hungry to hear a sermon and
I can not go to church, it is so far to
walk." From house to house they
went and the same answer came
from Chrisitian and non-Christian,
"We need a church here." The com-
mittee came home with a feeling of
awe. They had been face to face with
God's work of preparation. The
answer was so august and so ready
from every heart — "Let us have the
gospel preached where we can as-
semble ourselves together".

"Show thou which way the wind
blows" — and right heie we wish to
relate one incident which occurred a
short time before the canvass was
made.

A gentleman not then a Christian
one who had not known that this
project had been planned, came
down the street one Sabbath evening
and dropped into an office where he
saw an open door, "I say this is a
great way to live — a man wanders
along the street Sunday and stops
wherever he sees a door open, we
ought to have a church."

On April 22, 1894, a Sabbath
School was organized. Mr. Wisewell
of Naples being present to help.
Hyatt C Hatch was elected Superin
tendent. There were fifty-five pupils
The next Sabbath 65, the next 80.
During the winter 1894-1895, our
banner Sunday attendance was 103.
The school has now an enrollment of
175.

On May 17, 1894, the first regular

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prayer meeting was held, eleven per-
sons being present, led by Mrs. H. C.
Hatch. July 22, 1894, a committee
from Presbytery, Rev. H. P. Mc-
Adam, D. D., Rev. Geo. W. Warren of
Prattsburg, Charles Hamlin and
W. P. Wisewell of Naples were pres-
ent and the church was organized
with a membership of twenty-four,
fourteen joining by letter, ten on
confession of faith. Elders were
chosen and ordained.

Hyatt Hatch for three years.
J. J. Crouch for two years. William
Carter for one year.

Rev. Mr. McAdam with an occa
sional exchange with Rev. N. J.
Conklin of Rochester, was the regu-
lar supply until October 1894, when
Rev. S. W. Pratt of Campbell took
his place.

Rev. Mr. McAdam left among uc
many warm friends, and God only
knows the reward awaiting him in
Heaven for the precious seed he
sowed.

About November 1, on a stormy
Sabbath afternoon, a Young Peoples'
Society of Christian Endeavor was
organized. Rev. Mr. Pratt and Mr.
Wisewell being present. Active mem-
bers 26; Associate 8; Junior 9.

December 2, 189 4, the Society was
incorporated as the Presbyterian
church of Atlanta and the following
trustees were elected: Harrison
Briglin and Hiram W. Hach for three
years; Willis E. Waite and Edwin H.
Wetmore for two years; Elias W
Lent for one year.

The Sabbath School gave an enter-
tainment at Christmas time, at which
there were 350 people present.

The year, 189 5, was opened by aii
observance of the week of prayer and
the meetings were continued about
three weeks longer and conducted
by Dr. Pratt. Wonderful, indeed,
were the blessings bestowed upon us.
On February 1, thirty were received

into the church and on March 10,
seven more.

On March 7, 189 5, the congrega-
tion met and gave a unanimous call
to Mr. Thomas Kerr, who was to
graduate the coming May at Auburn
Theological Seminary, and on June
6, he was ordained and installed the
first pastor.

The church has been self-support-
ing from the start.

The corner stone of the new church
building was laid September 19,
189 5, and the beautiful and conveni-
ent house of worship dedicated Mar.
19, 189 6, costing furnished $8000,
all of which was paid 1 y 1905.

George S. Fowler and William E.
Otto were ordained Elders.

The Woman's Missionary Society
was organized December 10, 1895

Rev. Thomas Kerr resigned March
1, 189 8, and Dr. S. W. Pratt again
oecanie the supply until November 1,
1898.

Rev. Dr. E. R. Evans of Canasera-
ga, was called to the pastorate Nov.
1, 18 98, and was installed November
9, 1898, and still holds the fort. The
present membership is about 100.

Rev. W. H. Simmons has since

been chosen pastor".

LADIES' AID SOCIETY OF THF

PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH,

ATLANTA

(By Mrs. H. C. Hatch)

The Ladies' Aid Society of the At-
lanta Presbyterian church was or-
ganized August 15, 1894. The first
President was Mrs. Edwin Wetmore;
First Vice President, Mrs. Elizabeth
Pierce. The next year Mrs. Pierce was
elected President. She was a most
efficient worker and served faithfully
for live years. She was discouraged
by nothing and worked with untiring
zeal and devotion. The next was
Mrs. Wm. F. JolleJ^ who served two
and one-half years. Mrs. H. C.
Hatch, the present President (1905)

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has held the office since 1903.

In the eleven years since Its or-
ganization the Sociey, though exist-
ing in a small village, has accom-
plished wonderful things. The ladies
ga^e $500 besides decorating the in-
terior of the church, purchasing the
carpet and helping towards the
salary of the minister.

In May, 1899, they borrowed $1000
and freed the church building from
debt Such unbounded faith in
themselves has not been misplaced.

The $1000 has been paid in full
with interest. The money of the
Society has come little by little. No
large amounts but mostly from teas
served every two weeks. Since its
beginning in August, 1894, the Socie-
ty has raised $2,981.11, which has
been used to aid the church.
THE FREE METHODIST CHURCH,
ATLANTA
(By Mrs. Lovilla Moore

Rev. Anthony N. Moore an.l Hora-
tio C. Corey were the first preachers.
A class was organized at the church
known as the County Line Cliurch,
1867. In the winter of 1867, the
Wsleyans having preaching there
every alternate Sabbath, Rev. B. T.
Roberts, who was also General
Superintendent of the F. M. church
in the United States, came to North
Cohocton and with Rev. Levi Wood
and Rev. and Mrs. Cooley organized
the F. M. church of North Cohocton
and Atlanta. The charter members
were:

Mrs. Catherine Moore, widow of
Daniel Moore, Rev. Anthony N
Moore, her son, Horatio C. Corey
Charlotte Stanton, Leonard Wilson,
Elisabeth Wilson, Retta Allen, Robt.
Allen, Mrs. Rodney Boone, Mrs.
James Barnes, Mrs. Puff, Emily
Puff, her daughter, Samuel Corey,
Mrs. Samuel Corey, Miss Hettie Lit-
tlefield, Mrs. Lovilla Moore, Myron
Parks, Eliza Ann Parks, Myron At-

well, Sally Atwell, Silas Lyon, Mary
Lyon, David Cronk, Lidda Cronk, be-
sides others on probation.

The pastors have been:

Rev. J. K. Freeland.

Rev. Mr. Edwards.

Rev. J. B. Newton.

Rev. A. H. Stilwell.

Rev. J. W. Sawyer.

Rev. J. C. Tholens.

Rev. O. S. Baker.

Rev. D. W. Clark.

Rev. D. C. Johnson.

Rev. Macklin.

Rev. F. Dunham.

Rev. W. Crowman.

Rev. M. S. Babcock.

Rev. J. D. Jenkins.

Rev. G. D. Baker.

In the year, 1868, we bought the
wagon shop at North Cohocton on
the site of the present Cottrell office,
fitted it up for preaching. Rev. An-
thony N. Moore and his colleague.
Rev. H. C. Corey preaching for them
about tv/o years. Services were af-
terwards held in Wetmore Hall to
accommodate the people. Under the
Rev. James A. Tholens the church
was removed to Atlanta at the ur-
gent request of the people.

Squire Adams was at the head of
the request.

Rev. Benj. Wingett, District Elder,
assisted in the change.

Squire Adams fitted up a build-
ing and donated its use until the
present church was built.

Mrs. Fanny Shepard. donated the
lot T. J. Cornish, Martin Ferguson
Rev. Eugene N. Jenks, Mrs. Loretta
Mcore, Rev. and Mrs. John V. Lyon
Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Elias Riker giving the largest dona-
tion and nearly all people of Atlanta
and North Cohocton, all they felt
able until the church debt was paid
and the building dedicated, free of
debt.

The present church was commenc-

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ed in the summer of 1887, but was
not dedicated until August, 1889.

THE WESLEYAN METHODIST
CHURCH

The Wesleyan Methodist church
was organized and a church building
erected by Solomon Corey as a Union
church at the County Line in 1863.
It was erected on the Cronk estate
and used for many years, but going
by a short time ago, I found the
building in a very dilapidated condi-
tion and abandoned.

In 1881 a lot was purchased of Dr.
Carpenter and a church built at
North Cohocton, which was dedicat-
ed January 10, 1882.

The pastors have been Rev.
Suffery, who was a missionary to
South America at one time and held
a letter of recommendation from
President Filmore.

Rev. Bedford first in the new
church.

Rev. William W. Miller 2 or 3
times.

Rev. Scribner, Sweet, Fitch, Bab-
cock, Saulsbury, R. F. Dutcher, L. L.
Cole.

BAPTIST <;HURCH, ATLANTA
The church building was lirsi binl':
for a school house. A Baptist
Society was organized in 187 6, by
John A. S'jhultz, Monroe Llarris of
Cohocton, Wheeler Clason, Mr. an'l
Mrs. J. J. Crouch and Mrs. H. W.
Hatch, and the building given to
them. Rev. Mr. Dean and others sup-
plied.

Upon the organization of the Pres-
byterian Society in 1894, the build-
ing was given to them, has since been
sold and is now converted into a
private dwelling. Many of those left
joined the Presbyterian church,
many have died, some moved away
and others are still lingerng on this
side, but the organization has passed
out of existence.

CHURCHES AT LOON LAKE

The M. E. church at Loon Lake
was organized at an early day and
services were held for a number of
years in the school house.

The nearest information that I
have been able to get, the present
M. E. church was built about 1849,
and has been extensively repaired
since.

Among its earlier preachers were:
Rev. Elisha Bronsou, Rev, Simon
Berge and Rev. Wm. Jones.

Upon the formation of the Cohoc-
ton circuit, it was attached to that
circuit. Upon the divisions it was at-
tached to Cohocton charge up to
18 77, then it became part of the
Wayland charge, and so remained
until 1903. It is now a part of the
South Dansville charge. The pastor
of those churches have been the pas-
tors of this church. With places as
mentioned its pastors have been:

1877, S. M. Dayton.

.l878, S. M. Da} ion.

The date commencing in October
each year:

1901, G. A. Bond.

1902, Geo. A. Bond.

1903, Geo. W. Richmire.
19 04, Arthur J. Wat.son.

1905, Arthur J. Watson.

1906, F. A. Peterson.

1907, Guy Lawton.

1908, Maurice V. Wright.
FIRE DEPARTMENT

Upon the organization of the two
companies — Cohocton Hook & Lad-
der Co., and C. H. Stone (Now Inde^-
pendent was organized by the elec-
tion of the following officers:

Thomas C. Cherubim, President.

Andrew L. Shults, Vice President.

Louis F. Drake, Secretary.

Chas. E. Crosby, Treasurer.

The first public appearance of the

Fire Department was at the Fourth

of July celebration in 1887, at which

. time Hon. J. Sloat Fassett was ora-

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tor.

The celebration was held in the
Larrowe grove. The receipts after
paying all bills were $260.40. The
Department was organized under the
laws of New York in 1888, and in
September, 1900, held its first par-
ace.

After the fire on the Drake (now
Mattice) farm July 27, 1893, James
A. Drake gave to each company of
the Fire Department $50.

The equipment of the company at
first consisted of one Rumsey hand
engine and hose, one fire hook and
ladder truck with equipments.

After the putting in of the water
works in 1893, the hand engine was
traded for a large hose cart, so that
we now have the hook and ladder
truck and its equipments and two
hose carts and hose, one being kept
at the Engine House and the other at
the pump station at the depot.

The chiefs and assistant chiefs of
the Fire Department have been:

Chiefs, 1887-1888, G. E. W. Her-
bert; 1888-1889, Jas. M. Reynolds;
1889-1890, William Perault; 1891-
18 93, James M. Reynolds; 18 9 4-
1898, Geo. E. Wagner; 1899-1900,
John C. Robinson; 1901-1902, M. E.
Weld; 1903, J. W. Saunders.

Assistant Chiefs, 1887-1888, Chas.
W. Godfrey; 1888-1889, Chas. W.
Godfrey; 1889-1890, C. H. Stone;
1891-1893, N. D. Kirkmire; 1894-
1898, Valentine Graser; 1899-1900,
M. E. Weld; 1901-1902, J. W. Saun-
ders; 1903, Elmer Sick.

THE HOOK AND LADDER CO.

On the 10th day of December,
1886, an organization called the Co-
hocton Hook & Ladder Company,
No. ] , was formed and the following
officers elected:

Thomas C. Cherubim, President.

Andrew L. Shults, Vice President.

George P. Snyder, Secretary.

Charles E. Crosby, Treasurer.

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Louis F. Drake, Foreman.

E. L. D. Knapp, Assistant Fore-
man.

The charter members were:

A. L. Shults, John Groff, George
P. Snyder, N. D. Kirkmire, William
J. Shults, William Herbert, C. J.
Mehlenbacher, George E. Wagner,
John A. Hoyt, Grant Slayton, A. E.
Shult3, Sebastian Adam, T. C
Cherubim, L. F. Drake, H. H. Her-
bert, George C. Rocker, Chas. P.
Drake, E. L. D. Knapp, Henry C.
Hart, C. W. Godfrey, Fred A. Wy-
gant, Charles E. Crosby.

The Presidents of the company
have been:

18S7-18S8, Andrew L. Shults.
18S8-1892, Andrew E. Shults.
189 3, George E. Wagner.
1894-1897, Andrew L. Shults.

18 98, Frank C. Krug.

1899, M. Ernest Weld.

1900, Jesse L. Edmond.
1901-1904, John G. Pritting.

19 05, Charles Kiefer, Jr.
1905-1909, John G. Pritting.
The Foremens have been:

188 7, Charles Larrowe.

1888, Geo. E. Wagner.

1889, Fred A. Wygant.
1890-1894, Walter Robinson.
1895, Henry H. Herbert.
189G, Frank P. Seeley.

189 7, M. Ernest Weld.
1898-1899, Elmer L. Sick.
1900-1902, Eugene B. Slayton.
1903-1905, Robert M. Stanton.

THE HOSE COMPANY

The Hose men, that is those who
had chosen to belong to that com-
pany met the first Tuesday in Decem-
ber (4), 1886, in the rooms over the
Jackson-Hoyt meat market and elect-
ed the following officers:

Orange S. Searl, President.

Dr. I. L. Goff, Vice President.

J. Leonard Waugh, Secretary.

John Werth, Treasurer.

James M. Reynolds, Foreman.

Eugene E. Stetson, Assistant Fore-
man.

Chris. J Shafer, G. E. W. Herbert
and E. E. Stetson, Trustees.

The following were the charter
members, together with the forego-
ing officers:

Nelson M. Tripp, John H. Lyon,
Valentine Graser, Sherman Phillips,
Frank M. LaRue, C. J. Flint, John
Fronk, John H. Schneider, Jacob
Stein, Jacob Strobel, Albert H. Weld,
Henry Strobel, John Holtzmire.

It was voted that he who would
give the most to the company should
have the naming of the company.
E. E. Stetson paid $10 and named
the company, the Cyrus H. Stone
Hose Company.

The first suits purchased were a
maroon shirt, belt and blue pants
and a blue cap.

Until the building of the Engine
House in 1895, when the quarters
were moved to the second story of
that building they occupied rooms
ovr the Jackson meat market,

Nelson Tripp has been foreman of
the company since 1880.

On November 16, 189 3, after the
water works were put in, the com-
pany voted to change its name and
on vote the name "Independent
Hose Company" was adopted. New
suits consisting of navy blue coats,
pants and caps and a fine banner
were purchased. It was said to have
been the finest company banner in
parade at Buffalo in 1901, at the
New York State Fireman's Associa-
tion. Since then they have been in
many parades.

In 1894, the company joined the
Steuben County Firemen's Associa-
tion. In 1898, they joined the
New York State Firemen's Associa-
tion and sent C. O. Jenks as dele-
gate.

LIBERTY LODGE, F. & A. M.,
No. 510

Liberty Lodge, No. 510, F. & A.
M., was organized April 3, 18G1, by
a dispensation received from the
Grand Lodge of the State of New
York, Finley M. King being Grand
Master and James M. Austin, Grand
Secretary.

On June 15, 18 61, after the an-
nual meeting of the Grand Lodge in
New York, a charter was granted,
the same officers signing it.

The charter member'? and the
date of their death were as follows:

Albertus Larrowe, July 27, 1899.

Stephen D. Shattuck, August 13,
1901.

John Kellogg, March 29, 1884.

James Draper, December 28, 1875.

Hiram Dewey, May 3, 1881.

Asa Adams, January 11, 1895.
Benjam.in Warner, December 1877.

I give you the firt-t recorded meet-
ing as it appears in the minutes:

Cohocton, April 3, 1861.

"Liberty Lodge, No. 510, F. &
A. M., having been duly organized in
accordance with the requirements
of the Grand Lodge of the State of
New York met for the transaction of
business and opened in due form on
the 3rd degree of Masonry, Brothers
A. Larrowe, S. D. Shattuck and John
Kellogg filling of W. M., S. W., and
J. W., respectively.

The following persons presented
applications for initation:

J. H. Butler, A. M. Spooner, F. N.
Drake and William Washburn,
which was recorded and the follow-
ing committee on investigation ap-
pointed. The same persons being
appointed committees in each case:
Brothers, John Kellogg, S. D. Shat-
tuck and F. Larrowe. The lodge ad-
journed in due form to April 5th".

Let me here say that when Frank-
lin Larrowe joined (yet it must have
been by demit) but the minutes are

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as blank. His was the first funeral
the lodge as a body attended.

The first officers of the lodge were:

Albertus Larrowe, W. M.

Stephen D. Shattuck, S. W.

John Kellogg. J. W.

James Draper, Treasurer.

John H. Butler, Secretary.

Franklin Larrowe, S. D.

William Washburn, J. D.

The Masters of Liberty Lodge
have been:

Albertus Larrowe, Stephen D.
Shattuck, John Kellogg, Rev. N. N.
Beers, Samuel Street, Jr., J. Dwight
Hendryx, Clarence W. Stanton, Dr.
Ira L. Goff, Edwin A. Draper, Clay-
ton S. Scott, Charles Larrowe,, Al-
bert H. Wilcox, Samuel D. Parmen-
ter, M. Ernest Weld, Edwin S.
Brown, L. Roy Partridge, C. Gilbert
Lyon.

The Treasurers and Secretaries of
Liberty Lodge have been:

1861, James Draper, Treasurer;
John H. Butler, Secretary.

1862, James Draper, Treasurer;
John H. Butler, Secretary.

1S63, David H. Wilcox, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

18 64, Calvin E. Thorp, Treasurer;
E. S. Carpenter, Secretary.

1865, F. N. Drake, Treasurer;
Calvin E. Thorp, Secretary.

1866, E. S. Carpenter, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1867-1870, C. E. Thorp, Treasur-
er; Chas. H. Beyer, Secretary.

1871, B. W. Tambling, Treasurer;
Chas. H. Beyer, Secretary.

1872, C. E. Thorp, Treasurer;
Frank M. Conley, Secretary.

1873-1877, John Kellogg, Treas-
urer; Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1878, S. D. Shattuck, Treasurer?
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1879, Monroe Harris, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1880-1884, S. D. Shattuck,
Treasurer; Thos. Warner, Secretary.

1885, S. D. Shattuck, Treasurer;
J. Leonard Waugh, Secretary.

1886-1887, Asa McDowell, Treas-
urer; J. Leonard Waugh, Secretary.

1888, Asa McDowell, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1889, A. McDowell, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1890, G. E. Wagner, Treasurer;
Thomas Warner, Secretary.

1891-1892, G. E. Wagner, Treas-
urer; Charles Oliver, Secretary.

1893, Asa McDowell, Treasurer;
Charles Oliver, Secretary.

1894-1908, Chas. Oliver, Treasur-
er; J. Leonard Waugh, Secretary.

19 09, Charles Oliver Treasurer;
M. Ernest Weld, Secretary.

1910-1912, Charles Oliver, Treas-
urer; S. D. Parmenter, Secretary.

1913, Charles Oliver, Treasurer;
S. D. Parmenter, Secretary.

Its membership January 1, 1912,
was 102.

From the granting of the charter
to January 1, 1872, they had rooms
in the "Beehive", now the Times-In-
dex building. Then they moved to
their fine quarters in the block then
erected by Thomas Warner, corner of
Maple Avenue and North Main street.
O. E. S.

Liberty Chapter, No. 394, Order of
Eastern Star, was instituted October
2, 1906. Its officers were:

1906, Worthy Matron, Harriet C.
Larrowe; Worthy Patron. E. S.
Brown.

1907, Harriet C. Larrowe, Worthy
Matron; E. S. Brown, Worthy Pa-
tron.

1908, H.
tron; H. P.

1909, H.
tron; H. P.

1910, Ida E. Cuff, Worthy Matron;
S. D. Parmenter, Worthy Patron.

1911, Katherine E. Folts, Worthy
Matron; S. D. Parmenter, Worthy
Patron.

May Weld, Worthy Ma-
Wilcox, Worthy Patron,
May Weld, Worthy Ma-
Wilcox, Worthy Patron.

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I. O. O. F.

A dispensation was granted by
the Grand Lodge I. O. O. F., of
Northern New York to form a lodge
at Cohocton, June 15, 1850, and in
August of that year a lodge was
formed known as Liberty Lodge, No.
3 49, I. O. O. F., with the following
charter members:

C. J. McDowell, James A. Arnold,
Nathaniel B. Chase, B. D. Henry,
James Draper, Amos W. Chase.

This was the first beneficial organi-
zation in town, and many of the lead-
ing men belonged to the society.

C. J. McDowell was the first Noble
Grand and Asa Adams the first Vice
Grand.

Among its members were: Frank-
lin Day, W. A. Field, Ward S. Hoag-
land, .^ustin Hall, Eleas L. Hoadley,
Dr. W. T. Stillwell, D. H. Wilcox.
E. S. Carpenter, Darwin Kimball,
Frederick Henry, Wm. B. Hall, Har-
vey Dewey, Albertus Larrowe, Geo.
W. Hoagland, Philo T. Higgins,
Minor T Conley, W. R. Hill, A. G
McDowell, Calvin E. Thorp, John
Larrowe. John Kellogg, Franklin
Larrowe. Geo"ge W. Haight, Stephen
C. Phillips, Chas. E. Hall.

The meetings were held over the
store known as the "Beehive", now
Times-Index building. The lodge
held weekly meetings and was well
attended and it flourished for some
years, but for some reason, now not
known, the interest began to de-
cline and members failed to attend
and before the lodge had reached its
first decade the few remaining mem-
bers decided to close up and did so,
selling the carpets, furniture, etc.
None of these so far as known can
be found except the dispensation,
initiation book and bible. The dis-
pensation was in possession of
Lindsley Adams, son of Asa Adams
at Atlanta, a former member of
Liberty Lodge. The initiation book

was in possession of M. A. McDowell,
son of C. J. McDowell, a former
member of Liberty Lodge. The bible
was in possession of W. A. Field,
being bought by him when the lodge
closed. All of these are now in pos-
session of Nebula Lodge, having been
presented to them, and all are highly
prized by the members of that lodge.

Nebula Lodge, No. 7G6, I. O. O. F.,
was organized and a dispensation
granted November 17, 189 6, by t-ie
following:

Valentine Graser, Frank V
Folts, M. E. Weld, Fred W. Snyder
J. L. Edmond, E. B. Slayton, Samuel
J. Depew, Webster Edmunds, who
withdrew from Kanawha lodge of
Atlanta, and Christian Miller ana
George Lake, who came from Way-
land lodge.

The new lodge was instituted on
January 6, 1897, in Masonic Hall by
District Deputy Grand Master Har-
vey S. Pettibone of Ilcrnell. The
following members in addition to
those already given are:

Elmer E. Ackley, John Adair,
George D. Slayton, Frank B. Peck,
Edwin S. Brown, Morris D. Hill, Wm.
E. Adair, Smith H. Hill, Vv^illiam S.
VanKeuren, Frank E. Carnes, Murry
Tripp, C. W. Stanton, Henry Fincli,
J. Merton Sprague.

The first officers were: E. B. Slay-
ton, N. G.; J. L. Edmond, V. G.;
S. J. Depew, Secretary; F. W.
Snyder, Treasurer.

The Noble Grands have been:
(Elected every six months)

1897, E. B. Slayton, J. L. Ed-
mond.

189 8, V. Graser, Christian Miller.

1899, M. E. Weld, Samuel J
Depew.

1900, Jacob Strobel. H. W. Noble.

1901, Frank V. Folts, Lyman J.
Ward.

1902, William S. VanKeuren, Wm.
D. Folts.

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1903,
Fritting.

1904,
Strobel.

1905,

Up to

Murray Tripp, John G.

Christian Miller, Jacob

D. L. Edmond.
January 1903 they had
rooms in the Masonic Hall. Since
then they have had rooms in the
Barthelme Block.

I. O. O. F. AT ATLANTA

Kanawha Lodge, No. 566, I. O.
O. F. of Bloods, now Atlanta, the
dispensation was granted January
27, 1890, to five members: J. B.
Young, John Jacqua, Jacob Butter-
fus, W. T. Slattery, Edwin H.
Boulan. The lodge was organized at
Mountain View Hotel (since burned)
and instituted at Wilson Hall, North
Cohocton, February 7, 1890 with:

John Jacqua, N. G.

Jacob Butterfus, V. G.

W. T. Slattery, Treasurer.

J. E. Young, Secretary, who re-
signed February 28, 1890, and F. B.
Beecher was elected.

A copy of the constitution. By-laws
drafted and a Code of Procedure
adopted and printed.

Later the lodge leased the Hodg-
man Hall at Atlanta, which after oc-
cupying several years moved to the
Borden Block, where the lodge is
now held.

The Noble Grands have been:

John Jaqua, W. T. Slattery, Farj
B. Beecher, L. R. Partridge, C. M.
Tyler, Willis E. Waite. Darwin
Marsh, A. T. Hoxter, S. M. Parks.
D. C. Boone, Rufus Clement, G. C.
Wolfanger, C. E. Boone, Albert L.
Corey, Jacob Wolfanger, John C.
Spencer, James E. Jones, E. W. Rob-
inson, W. L. Rowe, Monroe Clayson,
Frank D. VanWormer, Luther A.
Beecher, Frank B. Curtis, W. T. Cor-
nish, Ross H. Swartz, Harvey Steph-
enson, Merton Stephenson, B. Swartz,
G. T. Kester, Fred D. Crouch.

1905, Frank Mitchell, L. Rome

Clayson, E. S. Briggs.

1906, W. H. Corey, Aaron Wright.

1907, Arthur Tyler, Theodore
Warner.

1908, Charles Honan, C. A. Stan-
ton.

1909, C. A. Stanton, Kirk M. War-
ner.

1910, John Richardson, William
T. Miller.

1911, Frank R. Saunders,. Floyd
E. Adair.

1912, Charles H. Corey.
REBEKAH LODGE

Riverside Rebekah Degree Lodge,
No. 139, was instituted at Atlanta,
N. ¥., February 19, 1892, and con-
tinued until February 9, 1900 when
the charter was surrendered to the
Grand Lodge.

Two surviving members of old
Riverside Lodge, Past Noble Grand,
Addie M. Tyler and Nettie Hoxter,
with their husbands, Carnot M.
Tyler and Allen T. Hoxter, with six
other citizens of Atlanta, viz: G. T.
Kester, Annie O. Kester, Marcus
Wright, Minerva Wright, Aaron
Wright and Jennie Wright, who
went to Bath and joined the Bath
Lodge for the purpose of applying
for a charter for a lodge of Atlanta,
applied for a charter of Atlanta
Rebekah Degree Lodge, No. 204, in
1903.

The charter was granted by the
Grand Lodge, December 7, 1903, and
delivered to the officers of Atlanta
Lodge, No. 204, on the night of the
institution of the lodge, January 11,
1904, by District Deputy President
Mrs. Flora Jones of Hornell, who in-
stituted the lodge and installed the
officers with the assistance of the Re-
bekah Degree team of Bath lodge,
starting the lodge with ten members,
who applied for a charter and thir-
ty-four new members who were
initiated on the night of the installa-
tion of the lodge, making a total

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membership of 44.

The lodge has initiated and taken
in 13 members (to 1905) and has a
membership of 57.

The lodge is out of debt, having
money in the treasury, fine regalia,
and is in a flourishing condition.

Meetings are held the second and
fourth Wednesdays of each month in
Odd Fellows' Hall in the Borden
Block.

The first officers were: Addie M.
Tyler, N. G., 1905.

Nettie Hoxter, V. G.

ALHAMBRA TENT

Alhambra Tent, Knights of the
Maccabees of Cohocton, was organiz-
ed August 14, 1902, by Deputy Com-
missioner J. V. Hess of Rochester.
At the first review eighteen appli-
cations were handed in for member-
ship.

The following were the charter
members:

Christian Miller, John G. Fritting,
Fritz J. Land, William G. Zimmer,
S. H. Green, Chas. P. O'Brien, M. R.
Ackley, George P. Mehlenbacher,
Peter Strobel, Fipp Hunt, Fred Zim-
mer, William C. Zimmer George D.
Slayton, Charles Bucksthaler, Wil-
liam Sauerbier, Edward Sauerbier,
Adam Drum, Adelmer Wagner.

Its first officers were:

P. C, George Mehlenbacher.

Lieut. Com., S. H. Green.

Com., Christian Miller.

Record Keeper, F. T. Stein.

It has grown and increased in
membership.

C. M. B. A.

The Catholic Mutual Benefit As-
sociation, Cohocton Branch, was or-
ganized May 4, 1887, with the fol-
lowing officers:

Charles Kiefer, President.

Sebastian Adam, Vice President.

A. E. Shults, Recording Secretary.

Peter Gehrig, Financial Secretary.

Benjamin Rocker, Marshall.

John Golden, Assistant Financial
Secretary.

John Dorenbecker, Guard.

The first Board of Trustees were:

M. Wager, Chas. Kiefer, Jacob
Weiand, Charles Schiefen, Jacob
Kurtz, and Philip Gehrig.

In 1905, it had thirty members.
COHOCTON GRANGE

Through the efforts of Jacob
Strobel Cohocton Grange, No. 974,
Patrons of Husbandry, was organized
March 21, 1903, by A. S. Soper of
Rathbone, with eighteen charter
members.

KNOW NOTHING
AMERICANS

There was a political organization
whose last political nomination was
made in 1856, then called American,
but whose real principle was that of
the old Know Nothing Party — "Put
None but Americans on Guard."

Cohocton had such an organiza-
tion. The moving spirlto of which
are said to have been:

Albertus Larrowe, Dr. Hagadorn,
Valentine VanWormer, and Austin
Hall.

This organization had at one time
unprecedented popularity but went
down in the campaign of 1854, on
Governor of this state, and its coun-
sels shattered to the four-winds of
Heaven and there remains, neither
track, trace and hardly a remem-
brance of this once imposing or-
ganization.

They met over the Adair shop
(now 1912) on North Main street.

A few days before the election in
1854, a District Deputy by the name
of Underbill, predicted the election
of Daniel Ulman as Governor, giving
the exact majority of his election and
said every man of this organization
was expected to vote the American
ticket, pure and simple. There were
a number at the meeting infused
with strong temperance principles

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and proposed to vote for Myron H.
Clark.

John Kellogg in a general discus-
sion which followed, said he should
vote for Clark and immediately left
the room followed by a large number
of those present. A general break-
up followed. Clark received the
election, and the Know Nothing
Party in Cohocton ended then and
there.

SCHOOLS

On the first survey of school
districts, the commencement was
made at the North town line and so
on down through the town and in-
cluded seven districts. Eight, nine
and ten included the western portion
of the town. Before the division of
the town and taking off of Wayland
and part of Avoca, there were at one
time twenty-five districts in town. At
time of a report in 183 9 there were
fourteen wholly in the town and
seven joint districts. There are now
twelve in town and two joint dis-
tricts.

The first school taught in town
was taught by Sophia Turnbull in a
log dwelling built by Jonas Cleland,
and the second was undoubtedy the
one taught by Duty Wate in 1814, in
the North end of the town not far
from the D. S. Waite homestead.

The first school house was a log
school house built on the Deusen-
bery-Stanton farm near Avoca line.
In 1810, it stood on the bank near
Avoca-Cohocton's present town line.
I will take the districts as they
are divided and give a brief history.

In the early days a log school
house in District No. 1, stood on tlie
Wallace farm about one-half mile
west of the present school house.
Then there was a frame one built on
the present site. The present one
was built about 1885.

The earliest school house which I
have any information was on the

land where Godfrey Marshall's stone
house stands in District No. 2.
Later the present one was built and
stands east of the old site.

In District No 3, Atlanta-North Co-
hocton. There is a statement given
that there was a log school house
built in an early day on or near the
present site of the Cottrell
Block. After a few years it was de-
serted and a frame school house
built on the Waite Shepherd cor-
ner near the river bridge. This must
have been built as early as 1812.
Here were held the earlier services
of the M. E. church down to the dedi-
cation of church building in 1847.
The next school house stood on the
Wetmore-Wixom property, just north
of the present M. E. church. In 1874,
the foundation was laid on the pres-
ent site of the building.

Among the early teachers of the
school were:

Partridge, John Waite, Krug Cole,
Plarmon Maconi, Levi Thrall, Dwight
Skeels, Lewis Polmateer, perhaps not
in order.

Since that time and the opening of
the Union School in 1874, the follow-
ing have been employed:

George D. Atwood 1874-1876.

I. M. Boothe 1876-187S.

H. W. English 1878-1879.

A. B. Davis 1879-1880.

T. S. Barto only a few weeks.

F. B. Beecher 1880-1881.

T A. Caswell 1881-1883

R. E. Salisbury 1883-1889.

M. E. Plough 1889-1897.

A. H. Watkins 1897-1898.

A. O. Tucker 1898-1903.

W. W. Bullock 1903-1905.

O. E. Page 1905.

Earlier in the history I have
spoken of the first school taught in
District No. 4, by Duty Waite, open
in 1814. By contract says D. S.
Waite in his history, "Duty Waite
agreed to teach the school for $12

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per month. The maximum number of
scholars was sixteen. Those sending
were: Duty Waite, two; Abel Far-
mington, three; Thomas Rogers,
three; Benjamin Rogers, one;
A. Woodard, two; William Woodard,
one; Daniel Raymond, Sr., one;
Daniel Raymond, Jr., two; Cornelius
Crouch, one; Chauncey Atwell, one.
The present school house was built
in 1870.

At an early day Cohocton was call-
ed the Four Corners. Then about
182 6, we took the name of Liberty,
probably owing to the establishement
of the postofRce which would mean
1826. At the time the postoffice
was called Cohocton. The Erie sta-
tion. Liberty, until the coming of the
D. L. & W. in 1881, when by petition
the Erie changed and all became Co-
hocton.

Built in 1820 for a school house,
which was taken down a few years
ago, but was part of the blacksmith
shop that stood in front of the ceme-
tery. In that building as District No.
5, J. H. Hewitt, D. L. VanWormer
and others handled the birch and
there taught the alphabet dispen-
sary.

There they held sway until 1869,
when a square frame building, two
stories high, was built on the present
site. That and some other buildings
were built by contract. They evi-
dently were not securely fastened,
by the way, they shook in hard
winds

I find such names as: Prof. Skeel
one term; Z. L. Parker one year;
G. E. Ackerman two years; W. A.
Dawson here at two different times;
C. R. Buck three years; A. O. Tuck-
er; E. A. Higgins and W.H. Johnson.
Also the record of one who stayed
three days and left to the gratifica-
tion of the scholars.

The building was burned in
February, 1889. Rooms were provid-

ed for the remainder of the year. In
the meantime the present brick
building was erected and ready for
the fall term.

In 1880, the school became a Union
Graded School and the following
have been the principals:

Thomas F. Pangham 1879-1882.

Clayton S. Scott 1882-1885.

Hiram C. Horton 1885-1887.

Ralph A. Stewart 1887-1889.

George H. Guinnip 1889-1904.

Robert L. Weaver 1904-1905.

George H. Guinnip 1905-1908.

Clarence C. Rogers 1908-1910.

Earle E. Champ 1910.

I know of no earlier building in
District No. 6 than the present one.
It was there in 1814, at the coming
that part of the town from Pratts-
burg.

The first school house in District
No. 7, was the log school house on
the Stanton-Deusenbery farm spoken
of above. There was afterwards a
frame building built east of the
river near the Dunn place in 1868.
Later it was moved to its present
site.

The first building as a school
house in District No. 8, stood on the
opposite side of the road near where
St. Paul's Lutheran church now
stands. The present building was
built in the early sixties.

District No. 9, school house has al-
ways stood near where it now stands,
south of the M. H. Wilcox farm.

In District No. 10, the earlier
building stood below the road about
15 rods east of the present one.

There was once a building used as
a school house in an early day, stood
on the L. M. Jones farm west of the
old house but later moved on Brown
Hill, and is now District No 11.

We have spoken of a school house
that stood near the Mattice woods
on Lent Hill. This was evidently
the first school building in District

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No. 12. The second was bulit on a
lot nearly opposite the present one,
which was built in the eighties. One
of the first teachers was Susan Henry
who became the wife of James
Draper and the first President of the
Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church.
POSTOPFICES

The postoffice was established
about 1826, and as far as I have been
able to learn the first three occupants
were:

Paul C. Cook, Daniel H. Davis,
Henry Blood.

Walter M. Eldred 1850-1861.

James Draper 1861-1866.

Walter M. Eldred 1866-1869.

Myron W. Harris 1869-1885.

Stephen D. Shattuck 1885-1889.

Andrew J. Hyland 1889-189 6.

James McLean 189 6-February
1900.

Henry P. Wilcox February 19 00-
1914.

Fred J. Land 1914.

The North Cohocton postoffice was
established in 1828, with Elijah
Hartwell as its first occupant.

The other postmasters were:

Jesse McTingg.

Samuel Conn.

James Nichoson 1845-1849.

W. A. Gilbert 1849-1852.

Asa Adams 1852-1871,

A. G. Jackman 1871-1876.

E. S. Carpenter 1876-1882.

F. A. Wetmore 18 82-18 85.
John A. Partridge 1885-1890.
J. Riley Wetmore 1890-1894.
George Last 1894-1898.

E. S. Carpenter 1898-1901.

D. D. Cottrell 1901.

The Atlanta office was established
in 1876, with Asa Adams then in the
postoffice at North Cohocton as its
first occupant. He continued until
IS 76. The other postmasters were:

J. Dwight Hendricks 1876-1885.

George W. Marts 1885-1889.

William T. Cornish 1889-1894.

William T. Slattery 1894-1897.

William T. Cornish 1897-till his
death, June 1903.

Rufus Clement June 1903.
W. C. T. U.

A great organization of women
known as the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union composed of lo-
cal societies, and in 1884, a society
was organized at Cohocton by Miss
Hazardette.

The secretary's report shows that
thirty women were in attendance and
the follov/ing officers elected:

Mrs. I. G. Saxton, President.

Mrs. T. R. Harris, Mrs. E. G. W.
Hall, Vice Presidents.

Mrs. Charles Larrowe, Correspond-
ing Secretary.

Mrs. Amanda E. Perry, Recording
Secrotary.

Mrs. E. A. Draper, Treasurer.

The object of the organization is
to place and carry forward measures
which, with the blessing of God, will
result in the suppression of intem-
perance in our midst.

The membership consists in sign-
ing the pledge, Constitution and by
the payment of 50 cents per year.

The badge is a knot of white rib-
bon and the motto, "For God, Home
and Native Land".

The charter members were:

Mrs. H. Lyon, Mrs. Thomas War-
ner, Mrs. E. M. Edmunds, Mrs. I. L.
Goff, Mrs A. Goss, Mrs. E. W. Harris,
Mrs. Charles Larrowe, Mrs. S. D.
Shattuck, Mrs. George Wraight, Mrs.
T. R. Harris, Mrs. Cole Beach, Mrs.
Julia Streety, Mrs. I. G. Saxton, Mrs.
N. P. Roberts, Mrs. H. M. Runyan,
Mrs. R. Fleyellyn, Mrs. E. G. W.
Hall, Mrs. P. M. Conlcy, Miss Louisa
McDowell, Mrs. M. Leahy, Miss Ida
Higgins, Miss Harriet Wilcox, Miss
A. E. Perry, Mrs. M. H. Morgan, Mrs.
James Moulton, Mrs. Peter Vanda,
Mrs. N. C. White, Mrs. A. Larrowe,
Mrs. Dr. T. B. Fowler, Mrs. John

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Waugh, Mrs. Benjamin Horr.

Meetings were held once in two
weeks, consisting of devotional and
library exercises with a short time
for business.

The following have served as
Presidents:

Mrs. I. G. Saxton, Mrs. Thomas
Warner, Mrs David Lyon, Mrs. C. S.
Scott, Mrs. H. B. Mason, Mrs. S. F.
vVoodworth, Mrs. B. S. Healy, Mrs.
F. M. Conley, Mrs. Celia (John)
Miller, Mrs. Mabel Moulton, Mrs.
F. S. Swan, Mrs. A. H. Jenks, Mrs.
R. D. Waite.

sates have been sent to Coun-
ty and State conventions. State and
National dues have been paid. The
County convention has been enter-
tained. Noted speakers have given
free lectures to large audiences.
Ernest work has been done for no
license. Many signers of the pledge
have been obtained. Many Sunday
School and day scholars have their
names on the roll of honor. Much
charitable and educational work
has been accomplished. Later

-ears the work has been divided into

""erent departments, each depart-
ment having a Superintendent. T^e
p-ctivG and silent work has been an
uplift for the community.

W. C. T. U. OF LENT HILL

The W. C. T. U. of Lent Hill was
organized by the North Cohocton
Union November 6, 1901, with the

: lowing officers:

Mrs. Jennie Wheaton, President.

Mrs. Louisa Caward, Vice Presi-
dent.

Mrs. Zema Wheaton, Secretary.

Mrs. Lottie Jackson, Treasurer.

The Treasurer and Secretary soon
resigned and Mrs. Louise Caward
was elected Secretary and Mrs. Helen
Edmond, Treasurer.

Three officers joined at the first
meeting. These officers held down
to 1906.

W. C. T. U. AT NORTH COHOCTON
AND ATLANTA

This Society was organized on
August 10, 18S8, with the following
charter members:

Mrs. Cynthia Corey, Mrs. Celestia
B. (H. W. Hatch), Mrs. Ursula Moul-
ton, Mrs. Mary A. (J. S.) VanDoren,
Mrs. Ida (W. L.) VanDoren, Mrs.
Malissa Thomas, Mrs. Nellie Spauld-
ing, Mrs. Hattie Spaulding, Mrs.
Hannah Moulton, Mrs. S. Watkins,
Mrs. H. C. Pierce, Mrs. Frank Wet-
more, Mrs. Martha Stanton, Mrs.

A. L. Gilbert, Mrs. Zellah Borden,
Mrs. Helen Marsh, Mrs. Belle Shat-
tuck, Mrs. Mary Gardner, Mrs. Retta
Finch, Mrs. Mary Arnold, Mrs.
Esther Fish, Mrs. Alice Baker, Mrs.

B. A. Tyler, Mrs. Helen Bellis, Mrs.
Rufus Waite, Mrs. Fanny Sheperd.

The first officers were:

Celestia B. Hatch, President; Mrs.
Emily J. Gilbert, Corresponding
Secretary; Mrs. Mary L. Wetmore,
Recording Secretary; Mrs. Ursula
Moulton, Treasurer.

The following have been the Presi-
dents:

Mrs. Celestia B. Hatch 1888-1891.

Mrs. Alice Baker 1891-1895.

Mrs. Isadore Nye 1895-189 8.

Mrs. Emily J. Gilbert 1898-1900
CIVIL WAR, 1861-1865

The following enlisted to serve in
the Civil War 1861-65 from Cohoc-
ton. The figures after the names in-
dicate age at enlistment.

Parley Abbott, 18; John Adair,
34; Robert Allen, 38; Edward C.
Avery, 24; John A. Avery, 19; Aus-
tin H. Bacon, 21; Gilbert T. Avery,
34; William Bailey, 26; William
Bartholomew 25; Orlando Barber,
20; Norton Beckwith, 24; Charles
H. Berger, 33; Gregory Blackrick,
18; George Blackrick, 18; James H.
Blood, 27; Wm. M. Booth, 25; Eze-
kiel Brown, 25; Fernando C. Brown,
21; Gaylord Brown, 24; Calvin

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Burlingham; John Wesley Bush, 21;
Rufus J. Bush, 34; John H. Camp-
bell, 20; William Y. Garner, 21;
Frank Carpenter, 18; Simeon O. Car-
penter, 17; Delos D. Clark,
37; Monroe Clayson, 21; Henry Clay-
son, 18; W. Henry Chapman, 19;
Luther Cleland, 23; Ardin Cobin, 21;
Nathaniel B. Cobin, 26; Nelson Co-
bin, 21; Samuel L. Cole, 42; Chris-
tian Conrad, 37; Albert L. Corey, 21;
James Cornish, 20; William Cragg,
23; Harvey B. Cramer, 18; James N.
Crawford, 32;, J. J. Crouch; George
Cunningham, 29; George H. Ben-
nett.

Aetna M. Davis, 29; Leman H.
Day, 42; Horace Dean, 22; Nelson
H. Demorest, 17; Edwin A. Draper,
25; Frank M. Draper, 21; Daniel B.
Dunn, 19.

Jacob Eckerman, 18; Frederick
Edmond, 21; John F. Edmond;
Luther B. Eldred, 24; Albert Em-
hart; Franklin Eply, 21; John H.
Farley; Luther J. Ferris, 21; Ed-
ward J. Finch, 18; Charles B. Finks;
Slittman S. Fisher, 28; Nicholas
Folts, 31; Holister Foster, 25;
William Francis; Willard C. French,
33; Joseph Fronk, 43.

Jacob Garger, 21; James Geer, 44;
Wiilam H. GGeer, 22; John Gill, 36;
George Glover, 30; Jacob Green, 22;
William Graves; John Graves, 20;
Charles Grieves, 21; Charles C.
Gross; Rudolph R. Grover, 23;
Robert C. Guernsey, 45; Charles B.
Hall, 31; Edgar S. Haight, 18; Wil-
liam H. Hammond; James Harris,
38; Theodore R. Harris; Rodney
E. Harris; Leonard Harter, 38;
Aaron Hartwell, 24; Charles H.
Hattas; David J. Huganir, 41; Ben-
jamin F. Herrick; James C. Hewitt,
22; Charles M. Hewitt, 19; Julias
Hewitt, 21; Dewitt Hill, 23; Benja-
min F. Hill, 21; Peter Hoffman, 35;
William W. Hoagland, 26; Benjamin
Horr, 22; Isaac Hurlburt, 36; Jacob

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Hultz; Philip Hunt, 18; Andrew J.
Hyland, 21; Samuel Jaqua, 44;
James D. Jenks, 40; Joseph Jenks,
37; Franklin Jones, 18; Oscar John-
son, 22; Charles M. Johnson.

David S. Katner, 44; Murry
Kellogg, 19; Luther M. Kimbell, 23;
Elbert E. Kimbell, 21; Myron Knapp,
32; John Knodle, Sr., 44; John
Knodle, Jr., 18.

Charles M. Leggett, 23; Jonah B.
Lyon, 40; Wesley Martin, 23; Da-
vid H. Mattice, 28; Theodore H.
Mattice, 19; William H. McDowell,
23; James McClarrie, 19; William
McClarrie, 44; Lewis Mehlenbacher,
23; William Miles, 28; Chester
Moore; Robert S. Moore, 27; Ira
H. Morehouse, 32; James H. Moul-
ton, 18; George Morrison, 20;
Charles. Nickson, 18; Samuel Nara-
cong, Jr., 29; Solomon Noble, 23;
Samuel Nostrand, 41.

Myron J. Parks; Silsbee Peck, 20;
Stephen J. Partridge; Elmer Peter-
son, 23; Orrin J. Peterson, 19;
Thaddeus W. Petrie, 23; Charles M.
Pierce, 29; John Pierce, 24; Silas N.
Pierce, 22; Jerry A. Polmanteer, 18.

Amza C. Raymond, 19; George
Randolph, IS; John S. Randolph, 22;
William Randolph, 18; George H.
Reeves, 22; Vincent L. Reynolds, 20;
William H. Rex, 19; Joseph T. Rec-
tor, 18; Andrew Rexsicker, 25;
Nicholas Rexsicker, Jr., 18; Nicholas
Rexsicker, Sr., 43; Robert W. Riddle,
25; Lorenzo Roberts, 29; Elias
Riker, 40; Hiram Roberts, 27; John
Rhine, 22; George Rocker; Christian
Rowe, 38; Lemuel Roe.

Bolster Sauerbier, 20; Royal Saw-
yer; L. Brace Shattuck, 27; Andrew
Shults; Philip Sick, 21; Roswell
Slayton; Walter C. Slayton, 17;
Duane or Daniel Smith, 21; Hugh
Smith, 35; John Snyder, 19; Henry
Spike, 44; James H. Spike, 25; Perry
Spike, 21; Oliver P. Spike, 19;
Thaddeus Spike, 25; Clarence W.

Stanton, 15; Horace Stoddard, 37;
Elijah Stanton, 31; Stephen T. Stan-
ton, 20; William H. St. John; Cyrus
H. Stone, 33; Jacob Stein, 23;
Reuben E. Stetson, 30; Lysis Stov/,
32.

Benjamin W. Tambling, 36; John
W. Terry, 23; George H. Tompkins;
William H. Tompkins, 24; James H.
Totten, 19; Chester Townsend, 34;
Sidney R. Tripp, 19; Milan J. Tyler,
23.

John Van xUten, 21; Fayette M.
VanWormer, 20; George VanKleck,
22; Morris VanRiper, IS; Henry
Velder or Felder, 44; Benjamin F.
Waite, IS; Jonn Wager, 43; Jacob
Wagner, 19; Nicholas J. Wagner, 21;
John Walder, 24; Clinton

Walling; Samuel A. Walling, 30;
John Warring, 39; William Wash-
burn, 39; Caleb M. Weaver, 34; Ly-
man Webster, 35; William B. Web-
ster, 30; James Welch; Kimball
Wellington, 31; Ephriam V. Wemple,
Edwin H. Wetmore, 18; Alvin S.
Wheaton, 22; George Wheaton, 21;
Herbert M. Wheaton, 18; Wesley
Wheeler; Haskell Williamson, 17;
Carlos H. Wilcox, 21; George W.
Williamson, IS; Edwin F. Watkins,
18; Charles Wilson; Jerry Wilson;
Rudolphus Wise, 18; Benj. Wise, 3G;
Fred Wittig, 18; Hiram T.Wood, 26;
Reuben W. Wood, 21; Andrew J.
Wood, 23; James Wood; Henry P.
Woodworth, 23; Joseph Young, 28;
William Ziegenfuss, 19.
G. A. R.

R. E. HARRIS POST, NO. 240,
This Post was organized in October
1881, with eighteen charter mem-
bers, as follows:

Cyrus H. Stone, Clarence W.
Stanton, Hiram T. Wood, Ira L. Goff,
Charles H. Beyer, Charles E. Hall,
Samuel H. Leavitt, Jacob Stein, Os-
car Johnson, Burr Edmond, Theo-
dore R. Harris, B. W. Tambling,
Jacob Wagner, Lewis Mehlenbacher,

Philip Zimmer, John Snyder, Her-
man C. Cole, Shepard Rowell.

Clarence W. Stanton was elected
the first commander and served dur-
ing the years of 1881-1882. He has
been followed as given:

1883, Ira L. Goff.

1884-1885, Cyrus H. Stone.

18S6-1896, Nicholas J. Wagner.

1SD7, Ephriam V. Wemple.

1S9S-1902, Nicholas J. Wagner.

1903, Edwin A. Draper.

1904-1909, Nicholas J. Wagner.

The Post in 1895, was composed
of seventy-one members.

This Post was named after Rodney
E. Harris, who enlisted and muster-
ed into Company A., i
Regiment, N. Y. Volunteers, August
13, 1862, under the command of
Colonel R. V. VanWalkenburg. He
was in the following battles:

Antietan, Chancellorville, Atlanta,
Beutonville, and others, and was
honorably discharged at Washington,
D. C, June 5, 1865. He died at Na-
ples, April 21, 1877.

At the formation of the C. M.
Pierce Post at North Cohocton our
membership was reduced so that by
death and those members joining
that Post, that in 1905, we had only
twenty-six members.

Since the charter was obtained the
follov/ing charter members have
died:

Cyrus H. Stone, Hiram T. Wood,
Charles H. Beyer, Samuel H. Leavitt,
Oscar Johnson, Theodore R. Harris,
Herman C. Cole, Charles E. Hall,
Benjamin W. Tambling.
THE WOMAN'S RELIEF CORPS

The Rodney E. Harris Woman's
Relief Corps, No. 105, was organized
October 31, 1887, by Mrs. Ada Sher-
wood and Mrs. Leatha Seeley of
Hornellsville Corp, No. 39, with the
following charter members:

Mrs. Henrietta Goff, President.

Mrs. Rose Wittig, Senior Vice

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President; Mrs. Mary Werth, Junior
Vice President; Mrs. Ida Wertli,
Secretary.

Mrs. Ida Shafer, Treasurer.

Mrs. Caroline Wagner, Chaplain.

Mrs. Esther Reynolds, Conductor.

Mrs. Malinda Wagner, Guard.

Miss Anna Wagner, Assistant Con-
ductor.

Mrs. Wealthy Stone, Assistant
Guard.

Prom that time to the present,
Mrs. Rose Wittig has held the office
as President, followed by Mrs.
Fannie Wilcox, Mrs. Harriet John-
son, Mrs. Mary Chapman.

C. M. PIERCE POST, NO. 640,
G. A. R., ATLANTA AND

NORTH COHOCTON

This Post was chartered April 14,
1902, at North Cohocton. Many of
its members had been already mem-
bers of other Posts.

The names of the charter members
were:

George W. Gifford, Commander.

J. W. Wiley, Senior Vice Com.

Monroe Clayson, Junior Vice Com.

S. J. Merrill, Chaplain.

Albert L. Corey, Adjutant.

Charles H. Donley, Officer of the
Day.

Stephen T. Stanton, Officer of the
Guard.

George Wheaton, Quartermaster.

D. H. Robbins, Sergeant Major.
Harrison Agard, Surgeon.
Rudolph Grover, Guard.

J. Wesley Bush, Color Bearer.

The other charter members were: |

Henry Wightman, Thaddeus Spike, \

Delos L. Avery, A. C. Owen, Martin I

Tenney, Byron Hayes, David Har- I

rington, E. D. Armstrong, William '

Mattison, Solomon Noble, Edwin J.
Finch, Hiram Lyon, Royal Sawyer,
William Terry, Leroy Demorest.

Since the organization of the Post,
1902, Albert L. Corey, Solomon
Noble, Charles H. Donley, Stephen T.
Stanton, Geo. Wheaton (have died).
Charles H. Donley were the other
Commanders of the Post.

WILLIIAM H. HAMMOND CIRCLE
NORTH COHOCTON

Through the instrmentality of
George W. Gifford and W. H. Ham-
mond, Circle No. 45, Ladies of the
Grand Army of the Republic, was
organized at North Cohocton, July
1, 1905. It was instituted by Mrs.
Adeline L. Titus of Penn Yan, De-
partment President.

The following were its first offi-
cers:

Delia H. Wells, President.

Mary M. Hammond, Senior Vice
President.

Margaret C. Hayes, Junior Vice
President.

Mary E. Gifford, Chaplain.

Belle Shattuck, Secretary.

Rachel Sawyer, Conductor.

Mary Bennett, Assistant Conduc-
tor.

Sarah Wightman, Treasurer.

Celia W. Rex, Assistant Treas.

Julia Deming, Guard.

Avilla Shaffer, Assistant Guard.

Mrs. S. Parks, Color Guard.

Mrs. I. N. Baker, Assistant Color
Guard.

The other charter members in
1905, were: L. D. Clark, Laurentia
Carpenter, Emily Owen, Ella Stan-
ton, Helen Haynes, Kate Briggs, Ida
Clark, Mrs. D. Harrington.

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